Bremerton Office Machine Company

Royal Quiet DeLuxe from 1956 is all in Vogue

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This very nice all gray Royal Quiet DeLuxe typewriter from the year 1956 came to the shop in March. When I bought the typewriter I had no idea it featured Vogue typeface. I really like this very modern look. It is going home for a while so I can play with it. AG-3249145 For sale sometime in the future. … [Read more...]

Smith-Corona Galaxie Portable – SOLD! $225

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This is the classic 1970's Smith-Corona Galaxie portable typewriter. It is in near perfect condition and types nice and crisp. It features Pica typeface at 10 cpi, manual tabs, a nice light typing feel and comes with a carrying case. 6T479296 Sold for $225 … [Read more...]

Remington Standard 7 from the year 1907

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This Remington Standard 7 typewriter came to the shop a few years too late to get it running again. The customer felt very sad since the machine had been in the family so many years. Being stored in garages, storage containers and the like added rust to decades of idle time. Without the rust a Remington Standard typewriter works decade after decade. I was reluctant to take this one on and the customer was very convincing, even adamant … [Read more...]

Delicious Hermes 3000 from 1967 – SOLD $438

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This well preserved Hermes 3000 from the year 1967 is a local machine and recently serviced. It has a nice modern typeface and is 10 cpi. It comes complete with the original manual and brushes. The typewriter sports a sticker from the University of Washington Book Store. How chique! 3420723 SOLD $438     Consign Parrington … [Read more...]

Electronic Wheelwriter typewriters – Damn are you DIRTY!

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I've gotten a few (well, more than a few) electronic typing machines into the shop that when tested do weird things. One machine would not return when the return key was pressed. Another would tab intermittently. The last didn't like its back space key pressed. Maddening things. Mostly prevented by keeping the typewriter clean and covered when not used. Here is a photo of a circuit board that had intermittent shorts across terminals from … [Read more...]

Remington Model 1 Portable Typewriter – SOLD $355

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This is the classic Remington Model 1 Portable Typewriter. This typewriter from the year 1933 has a nice light typing feel. The collectors call it the "noisy" noiseless typewriter. This machine sports new rubber feet and a Pica type face at 10 cpi. It includes a typewriter case made by Tacco. P67299 SOLD $355 Consign Hemmann … [Read more...]