This is a customer machine in for a new platen. Yep. Just a platen. The machine itself is in great shape and clean. You do not see many of these older Gossen typewriters in the wild. The customer was going on and on about the unique type face. I didn't really look at it until Griffin installed the new platen. Wow. The photos do not do this justice. The type is sooo tiny. I put on my double strength readers so I could actually SEE the … [Read more...]

Recently,  one of the folks who get my web update emails lamented I should show more of our work. Not posting just the copious amount of typewriters for sale, actual worky work stuff. They mentioned liking posts with before and after stuff. Well, I'm not much for the click and work, click and work, clickclickclick. On the other glove, I get it. You probably ask your self, what the heck are they doing? Lisa, Griffin and I were recently looking … [Read more...]

This Williams No. 2 typewriter was shipped to us for a well deserved service. A family heirloom. New platen, paper roller, felt ink pads and rubber feet. Such a work of art. Enjoy a few before and after photos.  Williams Circa 1899 11000 PL … [Read more...]

Well. We do not see many Monarch typewriters here at the shop. Mostly decorations on the shelf. This one arrived and the customer wanted it working. According to the typewriter database, this machine is from approximately 1912-1913. Dismantling the typewriter to clean it, I recognized influences from L.C. Smith in the carriage bearing assembly and Remington in the type bars. This old typewriter … [Read more...]

This fine example of a Royal Model 5 typewriter is a customers in for service. Most of the Royal 5 typewriters we get in the shop are totally beat up and are wrecks. This one is n i i i c e. Really, the machine has decent feet, all its parts and the type face is DOUBLE GOTHIC! All the typewriter needed was a decent cleaning and the margin release adjusted. Oh, and it needed some metal spools. Not plastic ribbon spools for … [Read more...]

This 1920 Underwood 5 Standard is in for service for a customer. Someone already replaced the key top legends. So sparkly. Pretty much each older Underwood 5 needs to be stripped down to what you see in the photos. They are almost always so dirty and with decades of accumulated oils. The only way to get to the gunk is to remove stuff. In the case of this machine that stuff is the lower type bar pivots, segment, type bars, ribbon … [Read more...]

Well here we are. Another Remington portable that needs all new rubber. This is sooo the thing with these older Remington portables. The rubber stuff is just worn out. This one got the typical cleaning and tune up plus all new rubber; platen, paper rollers and frame spacers. This clacker types nice. NA56777 … [Read more...]

I thought you might like to see a nice Royal Companion from the year 1950. Originally called the Arrow, now it is your "Companion". Love the marketers. This one is clean and even the case is in nice shape. The typewriter came into the shop for the normal stuff; cleaning, back spacer not working and multiple sticking type bars. These are fun, basic machines with no ribbon color section and no tabulator. The cleaning went as expected … [Read more...]

If you will allow me to gender inanimate objects. And idolize cats, always the cats. I think of typewriters as HANDSOME and PRETTY. This always runs through my mind looking at our cat Frank. I gush "Isn't he sooo pretty!" And handsome, such a handsome boy. This L.C. Smith Standard 8 is a customer machine in for cleaning and the upper and lower case were way off. This is one HANDSOME typewriter. Stately, dude like, authoritative … [Read more...]

This customer typewriter is a Remington No. 6 Standard from the year 1896. In for a cosmetic cleaning for display. Well, yes this is a handsome beast. And it types. I love the wood type bar levers and the tall type bar basket. The side spools hold 1 and 1/2 inch wide ribbon. Look at how huge the bell clapper is compared to the bell. Enjoy the photos. s/n 10469 … [Read more...]