This customer machine was in for service, needing frame spacers and the typewriter had a missing screw and nut on the tab rack. I did not originally see the missing items when the machine came in for service. During preliminary testing after the cleaning, I thought "Hmmm why aren't the tabs working?". Turned the typewriter around and discovered the flopping tab rack! The machine has a really nice Olympia SM3 Professional Elite No. 41 Type … [Read more...]

This Sears Pullman Model A portable typewriter is a customer machine in for a clean up for presentation. These models were built from 1908 through 1915 through catalog sales. This under strike machine is too far gone to make fully functional so we elected to have this family heirloom become a nice show piece in the home. Everything got a good cleaning, corroded and missing springs either reformed and reconnected, new feet, add a … [Read more...]

I love it when one of my customers brings in a machine that you don't see often. While you see Rheinmetall portable typewriters, the large standard machines are few and far far away. This full featured GS beast is from 1950, serial number 12250. It is a recent customer purchase brought in for a cleaning, tune up and the tabs were hanging up. The machine features ease of service as the carriage assembly lifts off with a twist of knobs on each … [Read more...]

This stately Remington Model 17 wide carriage typewriter from 1952 is the king of any desk top. A recent purchase of a customer and brought in to show off and get some decades deferred TLC. Once opened up there was quite the layer of old tobacco smoke residue. There was enough tar and I had to remove the escapement assembly and use the big guns; carburetor cleaner! The machine also exhibited some shift and upper and lower case alignment problems. … [Read more...]

I consider the Corona portable machines as pretty durable and when clean and adjusted they are trouble free. The most common adjustment I make is upper case print alignment. This nice customers burgundy example from 1934 came into the shop for a much needed cleaning, left margin bent and the upper and lower case characters were WAY off. Way, way off. Also, this machine while all pretty and shiny is thrashed mechanically. All sorts of previous … [Read more...]

Hermes 3000 3D Printed Knobs are pretty damn fine. These skanky knobs were on a customer machine from 1966 and needed replacing. The new knobs press fit onto the original metal hubs. A perfect fit. Look nice too. … [Read more...]

This Remington Scout from 1932 is a quite nicely preserved machine. Brought in by a customer for service after what I presume, was a successful typewriter hunt. The machine needed a good cleaning, new paper rollers (always) and new frame spacers. It really needs a new platen, yet puts good print on paper with the old one. Cosmetically, this typewriter is very attractive. This Scout has both upper and lower case, no tabs, no back … [Read more...]

This fine example of a Maritsa 2 Portable Typewriter is a customers brought to the shop for a little love. The typewriter  was recently purchased during a trip to Europe, I believe in Spain. Built in Bulgaria you don't see too many in the Northwest. The typewriter needed a thorough cleaning and had some corrosion near the carriage, some springs and screws were missing and the shift was a little wonky. The machine features a … [Read more...]

This Remington portable 5 machine from the year 1936 was a recent customer purchase and needed quite a bit of love to get it into top shape. The repair list; new frame spacers, new draw cord, new paper rollers, bent type bars, carriage return arm hanging up, tabulator not working plus the normal cleaning and tune up routine. The only thing left would be a new platen! Normally I don't recommend spending a lot of time on the Remington … [Read more...]

This Olympia SM2 portable typewriter was brought in for service. Undeniable it was dirty on first examination. Wow . . . what a mess. It was such a dirt bucket. Corrosion and rust, copious dust and debris, chunks of unidentifiable matter (yes I closed my eyes then whimpered). Also as I dismantled the machine for cleaning it became apparent this machine had been THRASHED. As in well used. As in worked hard and put away wet. Damn did I … [Read more...]