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Groma Büromaschinen

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Groma Büromaschinen (founded 1872 as Maschinenfabrik G. F. Grosser) was a German manufacturer of typewriters.[1] "Groma" was portmanteau from Grosser and Markersdorf, a neighborhood of Chemnitz.

Groma is best known today for the Kolibri, an ultra-flat portable typewriter, but it also made mid-sized and large typewriters.[2] After World War II, it was a Volkseigener Betrieb.[3]

The last remains of the machine plant were demolished in 2009.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Dingwerth, Leonhard (2008). "Die Maschinenfabrik G. F. Grosser". Die Geschichte der deutschen Schreibmaschinen-Fabriken: Vol. 2, Mittlere und kleine Hersteller. Delbrück: Books on Demand. pp. 191–196. ISBN 9783921913390.
  2. ^ "Germany3".
  3. ^ Richter, K.; Rudolf, L. (2003). "Groma-Schreibmaschinen nach 1945". Historische Bürowelt. 65: 17–19. ISSN 0949-1961.
  4. ^ "Groma-Ruine wird abgerissen". Chemnitzer Frei Presse. 13 August 2009.