This is a customer machine in for general service. It has been re-painted, eons ago, a delightful powder blue finish. After cleaning and re-oiling it was a snappy delight to type. Just thought I'd share. … [Read more...]

This is a customers machine, and who is always on the hunt for unique opportunities. This Royal Portable P Apothecary keyboard machine does not disappoint. The machine has a nice creamy white paint color and I love the pharmacy symbols. No, this typewriter is not for sale. Eye candy only. … [Read more...]

This is a customer machine brought in for all sorts of stuff; new feet, frame spacers, ribbon covers, bent type bars, etc. WIDE Carriage alert! A big twenty inches wide is this Royal KHM from 1938 with Special Characters. Was this an engineering machine, a map maker machine? Enquiring minds want to know.   Notice the ribbon feed modification, one direction only. The typewriter came with remnants of a single use … [Read more...]

This Smith Corona Sterling typewriter is a customer machine in for service. The machine looks like a special order with 8 cpi type face and a few mathematics symbols on the key board. I imagine a high school teacher writing their math quizzes every week on this machine.  … [Read more...]

This is a customer's and made by Rooy in 1950 and is a nice example of the French made typewriter. It folds into the clamshell cover. This little Roxy is in very good shape and when my customer bought it the typewriter was missing the ribbon spools. While half inch ribbon is common, this machine takes a 7/16 inch wide ribbon on a keyed spool. This put me on the hunt. First into the copious bins full of weird sized ribbon spools, then onto … [Read more...]