Triumph (Nuremberg)

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Triumph Werke Nürnberg AG

logo
legal form Corporation
founding 1896
resolution 1956
Reason for dissolution Takeover by Max Grundig and conversion to Triumph-Adler AG
Seat Nuremberg , Germany
Branch Motor vehicle manufacturer , office machine manufacturer

Triumph BDG 250 H, built between 1952 and 1957
Triumph Cornet II in the Ibbenbüren motorcycle museum
Triumph Boss
Triumph Tessy
Triumph tot

The Triumph Werke Nürnberg AG was a German motorcycle and office equipment manufacturers, under the name New Triumph Co. Ltd. , 1896 in Nuremberg, a subsidiary of the motorcycle manufacturer Triumph Motorcycles Ltd from Hinckley , UK was established. The company was part of the Nuremberg motorcycle industry and stopped manufacturing two-wheelers in 1956.

In 1956 the company was taken over by Max Grundig and converted into Triumph-Adler AG , which only manufactured office machines.

history

The merchant Siegfried Bettmann , born in 1863, emigrated to England in 1884 , where he founded a factory for bicycles that would later become Triumph Motorcycles . In his hometown of Nuremberg, Bettmann founded a subsidiary in 1896 together with investors from local trade and industry, which began producing bicycles in 1897.

In 1903 the production of motorcycles with built-in engines from Minerva , Fafnir and Peugeot began , which was discontinued in 1907 due to lack of demand in the German Reich.

In order not to have to compensate for the seasonal fluctuations in the sales figures for bicycles by hiring and firing workers, in 1909 the manufacturing rights for the typewriter “Norica” from Typewriter Works Kühren & Riegelmann GmbH were taken over. This branch of business quickly became an important pillar for the company. The Norica typewriter was improved by the designer Paul Grützmann and brought to market as a triumph. It was a four-row type lever typewriter .

Bed frames and mattresses were also manufactured. In 1911 the name was changed to Triumph Werke Nürnberg AG (TWN) , and in 1913 the parent company in England was separated.

In 1919 motorcycle production was resumed with the Knirps model, whose two-stroke engine was derived from that of the English Triumph Junior. In order to expand the model series with larger displacement models, four-stroke engines from Triumph England were supplied from 1924 to 1929. From model year 1930, the company switched to four-stroke engines from Motosacoche ( MAG ), first as a purchase and later under license. The construction of motorcycles with four-stroke engines ended in 1938. Like many other manufacturers, Triumph offered motorcycles with built-in engines from Fichtel & Sachs as an entry-level model from 1931 onwards . The further development of the inexpensive two-stroke engines in the mid-1930s was primarily aimed at lower consumption and more power. Otto Reitz , who came from NSU in 1931, played a decisive role in this development . He first introduced the block models (B 200 and then B 204, B254 and B 350) from 1936. The patent fees for the reverse circulation of Adolf Schnürle to get around, was the development of engines with rotary vane inlet control and double piston engines laying the foundation for the post-war production.

"Klein-Triumph" typewriter (1928–1934)

From 1929 to 1931, the Orial brand was used for export models .

During the Second World War, production was limited to the double piston model BD250 by the Schell Plan .

After the Second World War, production of motorized two-wheelers was resumed in 1948 with the pre-war model B 125. A new generation of double-piston engines with slot control and a common U-connecting rod (the pre-war models had rotary valve control and separate connecting rods) established the success of the post-war models BDG 125, BDG 250, the 200 “Cornet” and the 350 “Boss”. Motor scooters (“Contessa”, “Tessy”) and two moped models (“Fips” and “Knirps”) were also part of the program. For commercial purposes, Triumph offered GEMO motors with stationary motors with 170, 200, 250 or 450 cm³. These were u in lawn mowers. installed, including from Agria , Bungartz, Irus and Fahr. In the early 1950s the engine was for the equipment rack alldog of Lanz delivered.

The double-piston engines were characterized by an exceptionally cultivated run for two-stroke engines , a particularly voluminous torque curve at low speeds (maximum speed sometimes below 4000 min −1 ) and low fuel consumption. When idling, they sounded almost like four-stroke engines . The rear wheel chain ran encapsulated in an oil bath and was therefore almost maintenance-free. Soon after production resumed, the rear wheel was fitted with straight travel suspension. The motorcycles from Triumph Nürnberg were therefore considered to be particularly comfortable, robust and suitable for everyday use. The larger models (BDG 250 and Boss) were equipped with hydraulic rear wheel brakes as standard, which made it possible to easily add a sidecar. The Cornet and Boss models had particularly elaborate intake and exhaust noise damping; the voluminous front silencers in the exhaust manifolds (called “pear” or “bladder” at the time) shaped the image of these machines and made them - together with the mechanically quiet two-stroke engines - by far the quietest motorcycles of their time. From July 1955, the Cornet was the first German post-war motorcycle to be available with an electric starter ( starter generator ).

Max Grundig took over the company in 1956 because of its office machine production, merged it with the Adlerwerke, which had been acquired in the same year, to form Triumph-Adler AG , and since then has only produced office machines under the new brand. The production of motorcycles in Nuremberg was discontinued that same year.

motorcycles

Type Construction year Displacement Motor type power Top speed
tot 1919-1923 276 cc Two-stroke 2.2 kW / 3 PS 65 km / h
KK 1923-1926 298 cc Two-stroke 2.9 kW / 4 PS 75 km / h
T 1924-1927 550 cc Four-stroke ( Coventry ) 2.9 kW / 4 PS 90 km / h
T II 1924-1927 499 cc Four-stroke ( Coventry ) 11.8 kW / 16 PS 90 km / h
S. 1924-1926 499 cc Four-stroke ( Coventry ) 2.5 kW / 3.5 PS 130 km / h
K III (toddler) 1926-1928 250 cc Two-stroke 4.4 kW / 6 PS 80 km / h
K IV 1926-1928 250 cc Two-stroke 4.4 kW / 6 PS 80 km / h
KV 1926-1928 250 cc Two-stroke 4.4 kW / 6 PS 80 km / h
K 6 1928-1933 197 cc Two-stroke 4.4 kW / 6 PS 70 km / h
K 7 1928-1933 197 cc Two-stroke 4.4 kW / 6 PS 70 km / h
K 8 1928-1933 200 cc Two-stroke 4.0 kW / 5.5 PS 70 km / h
K 9 1928-1933 200 cc Two-stroke 4.0 kW / 5.5 PS 70 km / h
K 10 1928-1931 300 cc Two-stroke 5.9 kW / 8 PS 90 km / h
K 11 1928-1931 300 cc Two-stroke 5.9 kW / 8 PS 90 km / h
T III 1928-1930 493 cc Four-stroke ( Coventry ) 11.8 kW / 16 PS 90 km / h
T 4 1928-1930 493 cc Four-stroke ( Coventry ) 11.8 kW / 16 PS 90 km / h
SSK 1930-1933 346 cc Four-stroke ( MAG ) 11.1 kW, 15 PS 115 km / h
T 350 1930-1931 350 cc Four-stroke ( MAG license) 7.4 kW / 10 PS 80 km / h
T 500 1930-1931 496 cc Four-stroke ( MAG ) 9.6 kW / 13 PS 90 km / h
BL 170 1930-1931 170 cc Two-stroke 3.7 kW / 5 PS 70 km / h
RR 750 1930-1933 741 cc Four-stroke ( MAG ) 11.8 kW / 16 PS 105 km / h
KV 200 1930-1934 200 cc Two-stroke 4.4 kW / 6 PS 70 km / h
KV 250 1930-1934 250 cc Two-stroke 5.9 kW / 8 PS 80 km / h
SK 250 1930-1934 250 cc Two-stroke 5.9 kW / 8 PS 80 km / h
RL 30 1932-1935 198 cc Two-stroke 4.4 kW / 6 PS 70 km / h
Noris 200 1932-1935 198 cc Two-stroke 4.4 kW / 6 PS 70 km / h
TM 500 1932-1937 500 cc Four-stroke ( MAG license) 9.6 kW / 13 PS 95 km / h
SST 500 1932-1933 500 cc Four-stroke ( MAG ) 14.8 kW / 20 PS 120 km / h
STM 500 1932-1937 500 cc Four-stroke ( MAG license) 14.8 kW / 20 PS 120 km / h
congress 1932-1937 346 cc Four-stroke ( MAG license) 6.6 kW / 9 PS 90 km / h
SKL 200 1933-1934 197 cc Two-stroke 4.4 kW / 6 PS 75 km / h
200 K 1934-1937 197 cc Two-stroke 4.4 kW / 6 PS 70 km / h
TS 100 1934-1936 98 cc Two-stroke 2.2 kW, 3 PS 55 km / h
B 200 1936-1937 197 cc Two-stroke 5.1 kW, 7 PS 80 km / h
B 204 1936-1939 197 cc Two-stroke 5.1 kW, 7 PS 80 km / h
B 254 1936-1939 247 cc Two-stroke 6.3 kW, 8.5 PS 92 km / h
B 350 1936-1939 346 cc Two-stroke 8.9 kW, 12 PS 110 km / h
S 350 1937-1938 346 cc Two-stroke 8.9 kW, 12 PS 110 km / h
S 500 1937-1938 496 cc Four-stroke ( MAG license) 14.8 kW / 20 PS 125 km / h
B 125 1939-1949 122 cc Two-stroke 3.1 kW / 4.2 PS 75 km / h
BD 250 1939-1943 248 cc Two-stroke 8.9 kW / 12 PS 110 km / h
BDG 250 1949-1957 248 cc Two-stroke 8.9 kW / 12 PS 110 km / h
BDG 125 1950-1957 123 cc Two-stroke 4.6 kW / 6.25 PS 90 km / h
Cornet 1953-1957 197 cc Two-stroke 7.4 kW / 10 PS 102 km / h
boss 1953-1957 344 cc Two-stroke 11.8 kW / 16 PS 120 km / h
Tots moped 1953-1957 47 cc Two-stroke 1.0 kW / 1.3 PS 45 km / h
Contessa 1955-1957 197 cc Two-stroke 7.4 kW / 10 PS 95 km / h
Tessy 1956-1957 125 cc Two-stroke 5.5 kW / 7.5 PS 80 km / h
Tessy great 1956-1957 150 cc Two-stroke 6.2 kW / 8.5 PS 80 km / h
Fips standard 1955-1957 47 cc Two-stroke (Sachs-50 engine) 0.7 kW / 1 PS 45 km / h
Fips export 1956-1957 47 cc Two-stroke (Sachs-50 engine) 0.7 kW / 1 PS 45 km / h
Sport fips 1956-1957 47 cc Two-stroke (Sachs-50 engine) 0.7 kW / 1 PS 45 km / h

Automobile production

In 1933 the company also manufactured automobiles . The only model was a tricycle . At that time, such vehicles were tax-free. A motor with a displacement of 350 cm³ was used to drive the individual rear wheel. The coupé body offered space for two people. The number of copies produced remained small.

literature

  • Erwin Tragatsch: All motorcycles from 1894 to today . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1976, ISBN 3-87943-410-7 .
  • Tilman Werner: From Ardie to Zündapp . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-613-01287-1 .
  • Stefan Knittel: Triumph Motorräder 1903-57 Schrader Verlag 1991, ISBN 3-922617-89-1
  • Matthias Murko: motorcycle legends . W. Tümmels, Nuremberg 1994, ISBN 3-921590-27-2 .
  • Siegfried Rauch, Frank Rönicke: Men and Motorcycles . Motor-Buch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-613-02947-7
  • Thomas Reinwald: Motorcycles from Nuremberg . Zweirad-Verlag, Erlangen 1994, ISBN 3-929136-03-1 .
  • Thomas Reinwald: Nuremberg motorcycle industry . Podszun, Brilon 2002, ISBN 3-86133-299-X .
  • Thomas Reinwald: Triumph Motorcycles . Johann Kleine Vennekate, Lemgo 2004, ISBN 3-935517-14-9 .
  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 (for automobile production).
  • Nick Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 3 P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English) (for automobile production)

Web links

Commons : Triumph  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ernst Martin: The typewriter and its development history . Self-published, 1949, p. 246 f .