Scheidegger

Introduction & History

Willy Scheidegger owned and operated a company that taught typing to students all around Europe. After starting in Switzerland, the company soon spread all around Europe in the 60's and 70's. After completing the Scheidegger typing course, you were to buy the typewriter you used in the course. These typewriters are typically 60's and 70's European made midsized portables with the Scheidegger name on them. They can occasionally be found with caps on the keys, color coding each section of the keyboard and covering the letters to teach you to touch type. Scheidegger eventually saw legal trouble later in their existence, as they were accused of forcing people to buy their typewriters after completing their typing courses. This is most likely the reason that so many Scheideggers can be found today, especially in good condition, as they would most likely have been bought after the course was finished and then never used again.

Machines

Machines with the Scheidegger name are often Adlers and Princesses, occasionally found with training caps to color-coordinate the keys and cover the letters. These machines can also be found with original documents tying them to the Scheidegger typing school in some way.

Resources

- https://oztypewriter.blogspot.com/2011/03/typewriting-schools-who-was-willy_06.html