Bremerton Office Machine Company

Oliver Number 5

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Brought in for refurbishment, this wonderful machine is missing a key, missing ribbon spools and covers and generally been in storage for quite some time. The Oliver no. 5 was manufactured by the Oliver Typewriter Company of Chicago, USA and was introduced in 1906. It is a lateral down stroke design, patented in 1894 by Reverend Thomas Oliver, in which type bars of inverted U-shape are arranged on either side of the platen. Each type bar has … [Read more...]

Smith Corona Skyriter Portable

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    This crafty portable was brought in by one of our dedicated collectors (along with another portable). This poor thing has a litany of items; right ribbon spool is stuck, three keys stick badly, and it is filthy with years of pencil eraser debris everywhere in the components. A multi-step clean was required first with compressed air and several degreasing and re-oiling events. The right spool finally cleared and we were able to … [Read more...]

L.C. Smith Corona Number 8 / 11

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This wonderful piece of industrial art was brought in after being used as a home decoration. There is an inspired writer in the house so they want it working. It is missing a ribbon spool nut, needs ribbon (that again!) and a good cleaning. … [Read more...]

Underwood Portable

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Brought in for general service and the space bar no longer works. The machine is quite clean and in general good shape. On initial inspection found the space bar miss-adjusted and the spacebar link broken. … [Read more...]

Royal Desktop

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Brought in for general service after being in storage for a number of years. This machine needs ribbon (a common theme), general cleaning and adjustment. The Royal Typewriter Company began operations in 1906 though it was founded two years prior in 1904. Manufacturing began in Brooklyn, New York but by 1908 it was transferred to Hartford, CT. Its dominance in the marketplace began early with the release of their standard desktop typewriters and … [Read more...]

Smith-Corona Galaxie Deluxe

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The Smith-Corona Galaxie Deluxe typewriter was made between 1967 and 1970. This lovable light blue model even has a matching blue platen. There is a good reason the Smith-Corona portables were so popular, as they are a really good machine with a light touch that makes it easy to use. This little gem needs a bit of work with broken linkage and a missing spring. Note the power space bar is disconnected. … [Read more...]