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 brushing on a few black strokes to cover wear. This big old guy needed much love and attention to get it running again. The list; a heavy and detailed cleaning due to all those tobacco resins, … [Read more...]

This L.C. Smith Standard 8 typewriter from 1915 is a customer machine brought in after decades of decrepitude. Way more filth and rust than I like to see on any machine. Even had multiple beetle carcasses throughout.  This one is in the shop for a heavy and detailed cleaning, tune up and new feet.   Into the sonicator go all the small parts and as much of the carriage bright work as I can fit. A much needed vacuuming and bath were … [Read more...]

This Smith-Corona Silent-Super customer machine came to the shop for a new platen and a good cleaning. It had been previously been spray oiled and the type bars were all gummed up. I "love" these oiled machines. It takes several degreasing steps to get everything unwound. After the third degrease cycle the type bar rest disintegrated so I replaced it with new hard felt. And then adjusting several type bar links, again this guy types … [Read more...]

This customer machine was in for service, needing frame spacers and the typewriter had a missing screw and nut on the tab rack. I did not originally see the missing items when the machine came in for service. During preliminary testing after the cleaning, I thought "Hmmm why aren't the tabs working?". Turned the typewriter around and discovered the flopping tab rack! The machine has a really nice Olympia SM3 Professional Elite No. 41 Type … [Read more...]

This Sears Pullman Model A portable typewriter is a customer machine in for a clean up for presentation. These models were built from 1908 through 1915 through catalog sales. This under strike machine is too far gone to make fully functional so we elected to have this family heirloom become a nice show piece in the home. Everything got a good cleaning, corroded and missing springs either reformed and reconnected, new feet, add a … [Read more...]