Mary has been with us for three months and yesterday completed the twelve week Typewriter Service Apprentice training. Congratulations Mary! Here she is with Lisa. … [Read more...]

Hello everyone in the Type-O-Sphere, we are changing the business name to better reflect the work we do. Since 1947 Bremerton Office Machine Company services and repairs all sort of office machines. We appreciate the legacy of the work to keep all things OFFICE MACHINE running. Heck, we still work on machines from the past! Now.  .  .  we service and repair typewriters. Yep, we are pretty much focused on these typing machines. The business … [Read more...]

Hello everyone. It is time to submit typewriter photos for the annual Puget Sound Typewriter Enthusiasts calendar! All contributors whose photos are selected for the calendar get a copy for free! Please send your photos to Heidi Newitt via Messenger or email them to pstypewriters@gmail.com . Send submissions to Heidi by October 20, 2024. Make sure they’re high-resolution (at least 1 MB). If the resolution isn’t high enough, we will … [Read more...]

Electric typewriters. I spend a lot of time with these things. We talk. We sit. I cuss tons of swear words. They listen. I’ve noticed more and more electric typewriters are coming to the shop for service in worse condition. Most are driven by belts that drive a power roller or in the case of Selectric typewriters a rotating shaft. You press a key top, attached to a key lever, that drops a latch that connects with the spinning roller that causes … [Read more...]

Occasionally, I publish some of Mr. Montgomery's musings edited only for grammatical errors. Since it was Mr. Montgomery's birthday this week, here is another of his reflections of earlier times. Reminiscences and other STUFF, Subject:     C A T S  -  Or about CATS in General  Well. here I am, sitting up in the middle of the night, suddenly inspired to writing about CATS I have known, and about CATS in general.  I don't know what prompted … [Read more...]

Daniel has been with us for three months and today completed the twelve week Typewriter Service Apprentice training. Congratulations Daniel! Here he is with Lisa, who now has her Journeyman certificate! … [Read more...]

We do not often get random typewriters delivered. Most are customer machines shipped in for service or a machine we glommed onto from the interwebs.Today's random typewriter is a gift from our favorite typewriter fan Tom Hanks. Tom, thank you for the gift. We love these 1940's Remington typewriters. From 1940, this Model 5 is a nice example. Of course, it came with a bit of damage. The escapement loose dog sheared off and was in the … [Read more...]

Occasionally, I publish some of Mr. Montgomery's musings edited only for grammatical errors. Since it was Mr. Montgomery's birthday this week, here is another of his reflections of earlier times. EARLY MEMORIES of a little boy (3 or 4 years old) The HOUSE on BRANDON STREET  -  Seattle     My first memory of being alive was when our family lived in Seattle, WA -  address 4619 Brandon St.  It was what was known as the Hillman District, just up … [Read more...]

Shelley French has been with us for three months and today completed the twelve week Typewriter Service Apprentice training. Congratulations Shelley! Here she is with Lisa and me. Also remember Shelley recently opened her own typewriter shop in Port Townsend called Type Townsend. We are very happy to have another typewriter shop in the Pacific Northwest! … [Read more...]

Join me THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2022, 7 PM – 8:30 PM History UnCorked: The Typewriter There will be typewriters on display from the Museum collection plus typewriters to play with that I'll bring from the shop. I'll be blabbering away about typewriters, a brief history of early machines and some local Kitsap typewriter stuff. I'm sure I'll feature Mr. Montgomery in there somewhere! Kitsap History Museum Facebook … [Read more...]