Bremerton Typewriter Company

The Typewriter Shop has Moved!

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Hello everyone. We have moved! We found a spiffy spot just down the block and we think you will like our new location. 286 4th Street, Bremerton, WA 98337. Next to the Kitsap History Museum, and right on the street!   … [Read more...]

The Puget Sound Typewriter Enthusiasts Calendar

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Ever wonder how the Puget Sound Typewriter Enthusiasts Calendar is made? Well, it all starts with a Facebook group here in the Pacific Northwest. A private group that concentrates on everything typewriters. Sometime in September each year Heidi Newitt asks the group for high quality photos from the current year. We all know how folks LOVE snapping photos of cats, dogs and of course (our true love) typewriters.  Heidi (located in Switzerland) … [Read more...]

1970’s Blue Smith-Corona Coronet Super 12 – For Sale $325

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This 1970's Blue Smith-Corona Coronet Super 12 is for sale. Just another decent Smith-Corona electric. Don't look for fancy in this post, just wonderful Smith-Corona blue. Recently serviced the typewriter features Pica type face, 10 cpi. The machine uses the CoronaMatic print cartridges and puts good print on the page. Comes with the big plastic carrying case. 6LEA951222G For Sale $325 PL … [Read more...]

1970’s Blonde Hermes 3000 with Techno For Sale – $785

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This 1970's Blonde Hermes 3000 with Techno type face is For Sale. I think Blonde is a much preferred way to think of the lowly terms beige or taaaaaaan. So there, beautiful Blonde it is. Foreverandeversothere. OK, so really this plastic originally was most likely white. Still types nice in that so very modern Techno type face. Comes with a clam shell cover. 7453862 $785 Consign BJ … [Read more...]

Royal Mercury Tab-O-Matic Portable Typewriter – For Sale $355

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This brown Royal Mercury Tab-O-Matic Portable Typewriter is for sale. It has tabs! It has 3-D printed feet! It has a new platen! I like these Japanese manufactured portables from the 1960's and 70's. Type decent and easily put good print on the page. Also, super portable. This is another one that needed new feet and a platen. At least with a new platen the typing experience is quieter and the print on the page is improved. The new … [Read more...]

Nice Red Olympia SF in for a Platen

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Nico brought this nice red Olympia SF in for a new platen and a ribbon lift adjustment. We sent the platen out for recovering an lo and behold the metal core had two dents! One was a bit too deep so the core could not be recovered. The funny ha, ha is that he brought the typewriter in as one place on the platen, the print was REALLY faded. Just that one spot. Now we know. Nico, contacted that guy in the UK and shortly after, a new SF … [Read more...]

Repairing an Optima Portable Typewriter

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I experience people coming into the shop. Usually when I'm awake and not in the back taking a nap. Many are starry eyed with all the goo gahs that line the shop. Even I like the Bob Montgomery memorial. Heck, it is hard for people to get me to shut up about what a great guy he was. Well, we mostly sit at our bench and clean typewriters. OK, not ALL the time. For example, this Optima portable has a left margin stop that is hard to move and the … [Read more...]

1952 Odiferous Smith-Corona Brown Silent – For Sale $225

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This 1952 Odiferous Smith-Corona Brown Silent typewriter is For Sale. The typewriter features a mild mildew odor that apparently we could not get out of the machine. Elite type face, 12 cpi. The machine types nice and is recently serviced with a new draw cord. Comes with a carrying case. 5S341545 Local pick up only LK … [Read more...]

1938 Black Corona Silent Portable Typewriter – For Sale $625

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This shiny black 1938 Black Corona Silent Portable Typewriter is for sale. The typewriter features Elite type face, 12 cpi and has a few European characters lurking about the keyboard. Recently serviced and with a new platen. Comes with a carrying case. Ha! You can see the bright red check shirt I was wearing in the reflection. 2S71671 For Sale $625 TB and LK … [Read more...]