Bremerton Office Machine Company

Classic Underwood 5 from 1927

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Nothing special here. Just your classic Underwood 5 typewriter from the year 1927. This is a customer machine in for some well needed deferred maintenance. Dusty, sluggish, ribbon vibrator frozen, and paper rollers all goobered up. A good cleaning, oiling, new rollers and some adjustments and this doggy is back typing. I like the looks of the older open frame machines. The mechanics are typewriter art. … [Read more...]

Woodstock Number 5 Typewriter from 1921

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I like the Woodstock machines. They are a peculiar combination of L.C. Smith, Underwood and Royal. This particular beauty came to me for repair with bad feet (what is it with old worn shoes!), a stuck carriage, sticking keys, and the escapement mechanism frozen solid. If it wasn't for the perfect decals and no rust I would have recommended not even spending the money. In this case, I thought it would be well worth the effort. It needed a … [Read more...]

Smith-Corona Classic 12 Script – For Sale $385

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This Smith-Corona Classic 12 typewriter from 1978 is pretty darn clean. The machine has a very nice Script type face, 12 cpi. I put a red ribbon on it for a little pizzaz. The typewriter has a new platen and is recently serviced. Boo hoo, it does not have a case. That has not stopped it from looking marvelous! 6LTV-557759H For Sale $385 … [Read more...]

RETURN HOME from the WAR in EUROPE – 1946

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Occasionally, I publish some of Mr. Montgomery's musings edited only for grammatical errors. I’m sharing this one since Mr. Montgomery’s interment at the Ivy Green Cemetery in Bremerton, complete with military honors, is this Friday, October 5th at 1PM, 1401 Naval Ave., Bremerton, WA. RETURN HOME from the WAR in EUROPE - 1946 The war was finally over, even the Japanese had surrendered. The US Army in Europe had already been sending soldiers … [Read more...]

An Interesting Smith-Corona

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I like type faces. Congress Pica is a favorite and who would pass up a typewriter with Vogue type face! This customers 1957 Smith-Corona Sterling machine looks like an every day Joe Holiday typewriter from the 1950's. That is until you look closer at a few things. First, the ruler has a VERY low character count, only 50 per line. Second, around the back at the tab rack the same thing. Then you go to the keyboard and . . . are … [Read more...]

The MERRY WIDOW

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Occasionally, I publish some of Mr. Montgomery's musings edited only for grammatical errors. I’m sharing this one since the Bremerton Community Theatre (BCT) celebration of Mr. Montgomery’s life is this Saturday, September 29th at 1PM, 599 Lebo Blvd., Bremerton, WA. Bremerton Community Theatre The MERRY WIDOW, opened April 8, 1993, 20 performances. Music by: Franz Lehar Original lyrics by Victor Leon and Leo … [Read more...]

Remembering Bob Montgomery

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Hello everyone. Here are some dates in which we will take a few moments and celebrate all the Bob did in his life. Here at the shop, 245 4th Street, Suite 503, Bremerton, WA, we will have an informal get together Friday, September 21 at 11AM. On the walls will be photos of Bob doing his favorite things. We hope these will spark good memories and create a nice atmosphere for folk to share their moments with Bob. Light refreshments will be … [Read more...]

Robert “Bob” Montgomery, Age 96

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Robert Edward Montgomery, age 96 Born January 26, 1922, released from this mortal coil September 10, 2018. Bob was born in Portland, Oregon, by his mother Ann Reckord and father Francis H. Montgomery. His sister Joyce, a constant companion, preceded Bob at the age of 91. Bob, in his schooling years, grew up in Seattle. He graduated from Broadway High School June 1941. As a child, Bob would often hang out at his father’s office machine … [Read more...]

Mr. Montgomery – Idaho Navy

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Occasionally, I publish some of Mr. Montgomery's musings edited only for grammatical errors. I really appreciate all that Mr. Montgomery has done in his life, so this article is for Mr. Montgomery. The NAVY RADIO SCHOOL and the University of IDAHO At Moscow, Idaho. Sometime in April (or May) 1942 I arrived in Moscow, Idaho ready to go to work on a lot of Woodstock Typewriters at the University. The US Navy was in the process of … [Read more...]