Wynn assures investors the comany will be back on its feet in 2 months. Wynn states that the Monday previous, the stockholders had voted to reorganizeĪgain, with the new company stock exchanged 2 to 1 for old stock. Wynn states that if fully invested, Molle can produce a further 1,000 American keyboard machinesįrom existing parts. Remaining 750 have foreign keyboards and are still awaiting shipment to fill export orders. Molle now hasġ,100 machines assembled and awaiting shipment, of which 350 have American keyboards. Typewriter at $50 and loan the company a further $50 for 60 days interest. Wynn appeals to stockholders and citizens of Oshkosh to buy a new Molle 1,200 machines have been assembledĪnd awaiting "better foreign exchange rates" for shipment.įeb 22, 1921: R. Machines are still being assembled and shipped by a staff of 22. Par value of stock is raised from $1 to $10.ĭec 18, 1920: Manufacturing section of Molle plant has been shut down for as long as 30 months, but Wynn authorized to increase Molle's capital stock from $500,000 to $5 million. Typewriter and Office Equipment Exchange,Ħ-7 South Parade, Leeds, England is appointed sole distributor for Molle Wynn entertain its British representatives in Wisconsin.Īug 1920: W. Nov 17, 1919: Molle exhibits at the Chicago Business Show.ĭec 1919: Molle factory and R.
Oct 1919: Molle exhibits at the New York Business Show. 3 is now offered with from 1 to 5 "dead keys" for foreign languages. July 1919: New Molle product catalog is released with sectional drawings of the Molle,įactory photos and the history of the Molle Typewriter Co. General Sales Manager is Carling, Hadley & Co., 2 Pall Mall, Manchester, England. May 1919: Molle advertises seeking agents in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Offers Molle stock at $2/share, approved by R. June 1918: Molle announces government orders and factory improvements. Molle dies at age 46, and Molle Typewriter is restructured with Also rare "MT" logo labelled machines are known in the 2000 serial range.Īpril 27, 1918: John E. Most examples are painted black with gold pinstriping, but a rare variation is a Machine is built in 3 sections that can be easily removed without tools: base, action and carriage.Ĭarriage and shift mechanism on ball bearings. Platen length: 8.75", 30 keys, 90 characters,ĭouble shift. Type bar link, causing the type bar to pivot up to the platen. At the other end of the rod is a similar crank which pulls down the Standard 3 bank with unique type linkage: when a key is pressed, it moves a tiny crank which factory is completed in 1915 on 53 Ceape Avenue, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA. Pardoe and Robert Schmidt.Ī second design by Molle in 1914 (name unknown) does not come to fruition. is incorporated again with capital stock of $100,000 by Molle's first design was meant to become the "Jundt",īuilt by Alfred Jundt in Dayton, Ohio, USA, but the designĪppears to have never made it to production. May, 1907: Molle Typewriter Co., of Antigo, Wisconsin, USA, is incorporated of A" on the base and "Liberty" on the paper table.
Now dominated by smaller, lighter portables and 4-bank machines of conventional Though interesting, was dated and too unusual to succeed greatly in a marketplace Molle, a jeweler and watchmaker in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A.įiled his first design in patent 1903, and struggled to finance manufacure untilįinally successfully bringing his machine to the market in 1918.
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