The Shop is closed for a three-week vacation October 10 through October 28, 2017. We return Tuesday, October 31, 2017 If you need to drop off a machine for service or repair: You may leave it with Typewriter Fever (next door to the shop) or … More
In the Shop
Remington Junior Typewriter, what a treat!
The Remington Junior typewriter was made from 1914 to 1918. A three bank keyboard, it has both an uppercase and a figure shift similar to the Corona 3 portable typewriter. This hunk of iron is a "portable" as it came with a case. And … More
Man the Torpedo! Cursive, and that is a delight.
This creamy yellow Torpedo portable typewriter from the year 1960 came to me a bit broken. Dropped of course, and now complete with multiple bent levers and the paper bail. So sad as I see this with Voss typewriters as well. After getting a … More
Never Trust the Simple Repairs
I should know by now that simple things are never really simple. Take, for example, a fine electric Smith-Corona Automatic 12. It came to the shop with a disconnected draw cord. Well, that is pretty simple; just reconnect it to the carriage and … More
Zoom zoom, Varoom! Karman Ghia Typewriter
This snazzy little bright orange machine hardly needed my touch. Really just a light cleaning of the auto spacing mechanism and a new ribbon got this fast little guy off to the races. I just wanted to share. … More
RED Royal Quiet DeLuxe from the year 1957
I love the brightly colored machines and this red Royal Quiet DeLuxe from the year 1957 is a delight for the eyes. This customer's machine needed a heavy cleaning and a few bent items re-formed on the carriage. After I got this red … More