DM modello 5B - Typewriter - 1920-1930

The selected region shows a vintage DM Model 5 (or 5B) typewriter, produced in Germany between the 1920s and 1930s. The acronym DM stands for "Die Maschine des deutschen Mechanikers" ("The machine of the German mechanic").

The machine is functioning and in good condition. Complete with case.

Included: the Typing Manual. The booklet is titled Der Führer zum Erfolg: Maschinenschreiben (The Guide to Success: Typing), a well-known instructional text written by Karl Lang for learning ten-finger keyboard typing. Part: 1. Teil, Ausgabe A (Introduction, Skills, Form). Edition: Twenty-seventh Edition (Siebenundzwanzigste Auflage). Publisher: Winklers Verlag (Gebrüder Grimm), Darmstadt. Year: 1939. Contains examples of invoices and letters that, in the Nazi era, end with the phrase "Heil Hitler!", reflecting the common use of this expression in official documents during the period of the Third Reich.