8. The Ford

The Ford, a typewriter made from aluminium which was designed specifically for use on ships, was also very short-lived. In addition to the model on show here there is only 1 other example in the world. The attempt to launch the machine onto the European market also failed. The “Hurtu”, as the Ford was known in France, and the “Knoch”, named after the manufacturing company of the same name in Saalfeld, Germany, did not therefore achieve large sales figures.