Many of you stopping by the shop ask if there are typewriters we sell. You bet, and your enthusiasm has depleted our stock! We are always on the look out for fine examples we can restore and sell. This weekend I scored some potential beauties so stay tuned as we work our magic. … [Read more...]

This fine example of a Royal Deluxe portable has traveled the world. Other than some paper feed problems it needs a general tune up and oiling. Typical of portables (with a case) that have been in storage there is a little bit of mildew. The Deluxe portable came out at the same time as the Touch Control portable of 1936, with even more fancy features: the Deluxe model includes all features of the Touch Control model plus touch-set tabulator, … [Read more...]

Royal Standard Portable from the 1930’s. By sliding the lever in the center above the keys, the typist varies the resistance of the keys to suit their own personal typing method. This popular Royal offered substantial upgrades from the company's earlier portables. The list of improvements must have sounded outrageously modern and technical to the consumers of the time: touch control, finger comfort keys, genuine dust protection, accelerating … [Read more...]

Remington portable number 3 with a nice bright green finish. The case is also in great shape complete with a type bar brush. The Portable No. 3 was manufactured from December 1928 to June 1938 with most made before 1932. To unlock the carriage you pull out on the right platen knob. … [Read more...]

Underwood 3 – B (type are three to a bar) portable recently bought by a customer at the Pike Place Market Antique shop. It is missing its cover and needs new feed rollers as the paper does not feed. We don’t see too many of these in the shop. Built starting in 1919, Underwood engineers eliminated the need for a folding carriage while managed to get the machine down to the same size as the Corona No. 3. This is a masterpiece of engineering in … [Read more...]

This delightful powder green Smith-Corona 200 typewriter comes complete with a case. This electric portable is tuned up and ready to go! The typewriter came to us from Sumner Washington in pretty good condition, mostly with years of foundation makeup imbedded in the keys. The sound insulation in the front needed re-adhering and there was some damage to the plastic that was repaired. This typewriter is perfect for someone who enjoys the … [Read more...]

This Royal #10 typewriter is in for a general tune up. The only thing broken is the left platen knob. I don't have any in my parts bin, and I will need to think on either replacing with something similar or just letting it be. First produced in 1914, the upright Royal 10 was quite popular. This was the classic model with beveled glass sides that would become one of the market leaders. Early No. 10s had two windows through which the machine's … [Read more...]

What is the prize in the box? This beauty arrived complete with a case. I’m always grateful to have a machine come in that has been under cover and is fairly clean. Many problems just disappear when these fantastic works of art are kept clean and dry. This Remington “portable” number 9 was known as a general 'all-purpose' typewriter." (Feb. 1933-Feb. 1941) The "Remington" on its paper table is a decal, rather than embossed as on the #8. It sold … [Read more...]

Not sure why we didn’t just confess to the customer that this Underwood #4 is table art. This amazing paperweight has soooo many things to repair. I’ll list just a few; the ribbon vibrator is bent so far out of alignment I’m going to really be careful not to break it bending it back into position. There is rust in all the wrong places, ribbon feed is stuck, type bars stuck (so very dirty) and the carriage is frozen, oh joy! On the plus side, it … [Read more...]

Brought in for refurbishment, this wonderful machine is missing a key, missing ribbon spools and covers and generally been in storage for quite some time. The Oliver no. 5 was manufactured by the Oliver Typewriter Company of Chicago, USA and was introduced in 1906. It is a lateral down stroke design, patented in 1894 by Reverend Thomas Oliver, in which type bars of inverted U-shape are arranged on either side of the platen. Each type bar has … [Read more...]