My Typewriter Collection

These are some of the highlights of my typewriter collection.
Please note that this only a fraction of my collection.

This page serves as an online typewriter museum.
​Most machines here are not for sale, however reasonable offers may be accepted. 

Make/Model: Bar-Let Model 2
Year: circa 1920s
Origin: Nottingham, England
Mechanism: Frontstrike
Condition: Functional, just needs new ribbon.
Also has original tin case and base, which is not pictured.

Make/Model: Pittsburg Visible No. 10
Year: 1900
Origin: Pittsburg(h) PA, United States
Mechanism: Frontstrike
Condition: Functional, although platen is frozen- caused by flat feed rollers
Also has original tin cover, which is not pictured.

Make/Model: Fay Sholes No. 6
Year: circa 1896-1902
Origin: Chicago, IL, United States
Mechanism: Upstrike
Condition: Needs a carriage string/drawband to be operational - otherwise working.

Make/Model: WWII German Olympia Robust
Year: 1944
Origin: Germany - J.L. Nelson (American soldier) brought this machine home from his deployment abroad during WWII.  
Mechanism: Frontstrike
Condition: Fully working

Make/Model: Adler Favorit
Year: 1935
Origin: Frankfurt, Germany
Mechanism: Thrust
Condition: Fully working, near mint condition.

Make/Model: Bing No. 2
Year: 1927
Origin: Germany
Mechanism: Frontstrike
Condition: Fully working, just needs a ribbon

Make/Model: Allen 10
Year: Unknown year - 1920s
Origin: Allentown, PA, United States
Mechanism: Frontstrike
Condition: Fully working, near mint condition

Make/Model: Oliver No. 3
Year: 1905
Origin: Chicago, IL, United States
Mechanism: Downstrike
Condition: Carriage string broken, otherwise working.

Make/Model: Smith Premier No. 4
Year: 1902
Origin: United States
Mechanism: Upstrike
Condition: Fully working, just needs new ribbon.

Make/Model: Remington Standard No. 6
Year: 1895
Origin: New York, United States
Mechanism: Upstrike
Condition: Fully working, just needs new ribbon

Make/Model: Hammond No. 12
Year: 1905
Origin: United States
Mechanism: Type element
Condition: Semi-working, type element needs to be re-adjusted to type properly, needs new ribbon. Near mint.

Make/Model: Hammond No. 2 
Year: Unknown - Late 1890s
Origin: United States
Mechanism: Type element
Condition: Semi-working, type element needs to be re-adjusted to type properly, needs new ribbon. 

Make/Model: Blickensderfer No. 7
Year: 1900
Origin: Stamford, CT, United States
Mechanism: Type element/ball
Condition: Fully working, just needs new ink rollers

Make/Model: Rem-Blick
Year: Unknown year - 1920s
Origin: Ilion, NY, United States
Mechanism: Type element/ball
Condition: Fully working, just needs new ink rollers

Make/Model: Blickensderfer No. 5
Year: 1902
Origin: Stamford, CT, United States
Mechanism: Type element/ball
Condition: Fully working, just needs new ink rollers

Make/Model: Olivetti Ico MP1
Year: 1948
Origin: Italy
Mechanism: Frontrike
Condition: Fully working

Make/Model: Olivetti Ico MP1/Rapida
Year: Unknown year - 1930s
Origin: Italy
Mechanism: Frontstrike
Condition: Fully working

Make/Model: Wellington No. 2 
Year: 1910
Origin: United States
Mechanism: Thrust
Condition: Fully working, just needs new ribbon.

Make/Model: Remington 3B
Year: 1936
Origin: United States
Mechanism: Frontstrike
Condition: Fully working, just needs new ribbon.

Make/Model: Remington Bantam
Year: 1938
Origin: United States
Mechanism: Frontstrike
Condition: Fully functional

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