Remington Model 5 drawband

Anuvva Bruvva

Dark horse

Nutty Black

Torpedo Blue Bird

Research so far suggests it is a West German made Torpedo Blue Bird. Possibly the marque's last incarnation, from around 1964 (tw-db).

Footnote #1: I wouldn't really expect a maths typewriter to have an exclamation mark, but it seems strange that it has neither 1 nor zero - both figure prominently in maths I'm familiar with.

Footnote #2: Given the genealogy this machine might share with the Imperial Good Companion 5, I'm planning a "compare and contrast" photo-feature soon. First impression? They are totally different machines.

Rear of the year

Lots of reasons for getting this typewriter:

• One-piece quick-release alloy footbed (not sure why)
• The colour is just about interesting enough to make it desirable
• Groovy cat-flap at the back hides the tabulator pins
• It is Italian
• It is beautiful type on (despite warnings to the contrary)
• It had my name written all over it (see above)!
• From the rear, it has the profile of a freshly baked crusty white cottage loaf.

Test: See if you can spot the deliberate 'mistake' in its Eurotrash gallery mug-shot. 

Answers welcome in the comments box below.

PS: If you get stuck, I'll post the answer in the next post.