Mead Portable (1928)
SKU: A86
Mead Portable
Year of production: 1928
Company: Mead Limited, Birmingham, England
Serial No. 106354
Labelled Mead Limited, Birmingham, England.
According to Wilfred Beeching's book "Century of the Typewriter," this was made by Torpedowerke of Germany and was the forerunner to the Imperial Good Companion portable range.
The Imperial Typewriter Co, Ltd importing the tooling from Torpedowerke sometime shortly after 1928.