This plastic covered Erika Daro portable typewriter is a customers brought in as the variable line spacer was not working, the paper feed also a bit wonky and the ribbon vibrator sticking. After a dip in our trusty sonicating water bath, the … More
In the Shop
The Three Amigos Underwood Style
Three Underwood Standard 5 typewriters arrived in the shop the same week. So I wound up working on them at the same time. I like the really old Underwood machines for the simplicity and enjoy experiencing the changes Underwood made to this model as … More
Now This is Typewriter Art!
This is a customers Royal KMM machine from 1945 brought in after being a display in their shop for a very, very long time. This is just about as Americana as you can get with typewriter art. What a great object! Sooo dirty with missing carriage … More
The Mighty Olympia SG1 is an Engineers Machine
This mighty Olympia SG1 from 1958 is a customer machine brought in for a bunch of deferred maintenance. This guy had a bit of corrosion all over which complicated the clean up. Multiple sticking keys, tabs not working, margin lock hung up . . . … More
L.C. Smith Standard #8 from the Year 1918
This big lunker of a L.C.Smith Standard #8 typewriter from the Year 1918 is a customers. In for major clean up, a new platen, new paper rollers, new feet and removing decades of decrepitude. This baby had a heavy layer of shellac which … More
Remington Standard 10 from 1911
This Remington Standard 10 typewriter is a customers machine from 1911, serial 175224. The machine was a recent purchase and had the typical tobacco residue and had been repainted a few times. Not your professional paint job; just a user or three … More