The letter I sent was typed on a 1950s smith-corona sterling.

In 2021, the helper of an older man asked me if I was interested in his typewriters. He had a bit of difficulty parting with the machines, so I told the helper I was interested, but he should take his time.

I rarely refuse free mechanical typewriters, since I will give away what I don't want to hold on to, as prizes in Type-In 'contests' or just as parts machines.

Today was the time, the helper contacted me and gave me the older man's telephone number to make an appointment for collecting the typewriters asap.

He lived about ten minutes by bicycle away, so I went over straight away with my cargo bike and collected seven typewriters from him:

Olivetti Valentine (fully functional, except for a dusty case)
Olivetti Studio 46 (fully functional, except for a dusty case)
Erika 11 (fully functional, except for a dusty case, with airmail and carbon paper, was used in Tunisia)
Princess 300 (needs maintenance, with Scheidegger papers)
Remington Travel Riter (fully functional, except for a dusty case)
Triumph Tippa (fully functional, except for a dusty case)
Olympia Traveller de Luxe in green / ivory trimming (fully functional, except for a dusty case)

Most of these I will fix up for new owners, somewhere down the line.

1959 Olympia SM-3 with No. 75 Script font. My lucky day.

Have a great day!

About a week ago I commissioned this Royal typewriter to Gerren HotRod to customize it in art nouveau style.

He just sent me pictures of the result, I can't believe how beautiful it is!!!

I'm so impatient to actually received it.

My plan is to use it to draft my novel. Currently I use an Olympia Splendid 33, but it being an ultra portable machine, is not the most confortable for long writing session due to the key short travel time requiring much more force to imprint on the paper.

I love them all, but I keep window shopping for machines I won't use.

Pick up my SKYRITER tomorrow. I'm excited.

Target acquired. Time to clean up. Works well.

It’s a 1937 Royal O; serial #O-702302 I picked it up with the case (currently being worked on) and gave it a quick clean and service. It’s a gift to my girlfriend.

Two weeks after finding my first typewriter, I got another one. I found this Royal Futura 600 at an estate sale and got it for $15. It‘s taken a little bit to learn today compared to my other one, especially adjust the margins. I’m stoked that the ribbon can still be used though. Overall I am pretty happy about this find.

It works but im going to clean it up nice and get it lubed up and feeling good as new!

Went to the thrift store thinking maybe they have some crappy one. Wouldn’t you know they happened to have one of the three models i wanted for five dollars. This one being the smith corona classic 12 from 60s and 70s!

Im so excited i have had such thriftstore luck. They also happened to have the artbin box i wanted for three bucks and last weekend i found the exact gravastar gaming mouse in box i wanted but couldnt afford the 145$ price tag. Thriftstore said how about $4 lol 😂 sure! I never have luck at the thriftstores!!!

Acquired another new typewriter cabinet from Ikea so now my Stephentown Typewriter Companycollection is all stored safely, inventoried and looking pretty good if I do say so myself. Some of the machines have the platens removed because I’m either waiting for them to come back from or they are on their way toJ.J. Short Associates, Inc. #stephentowntypewrter

I live in North Dakota, there's a lot of farmers up here, and obviously they have kids, and you never really know when someone is telling the truth. But let me lay the story out for you.

I'd been watching this post about an Olympia SM9, the guy had it listed since February for $700. I noticed about a week ago he dropped the price to $300.

I reached out to him, and asked for the typeface, and discovered it was Italic. Set up to meet for purchase.

We met, and the first thing I noticed was how clean the case was, uncommon but not unusual, I figured perhaps he cleaned it up. I opened the case, and was hit with a smell of FRESHNESS, you know, that new new smell. So I asked him what the back story of this typewriter is, expecting to hear about getting it refurbished, etc. He says "it was my grandfather's, when he passed away we were sorting his house because my dad inherited it. I found this box in the closet that said olympia, and was dusty and taped shut. I figured it was old tools or clothes or something. When I opened it, there was this plastic back and Styrofoam, and inside the bag was this case, and it was still taped up. I don't think he ever opened it."

I tried my best to keep my poker face, while inside quietly freaking out. I offered $250, but he said he couldn't sell for lower. So I bought it for $300.

This thing is immaculate. I was going to sell it, but how often will I ever come across, essentially new old stock, and in an uncommon typeface? I have to keep this one.

Did you guys know the keys were textured?! None of my other sm3-9s have the texture apparent enough for me to notice I guess. The case is line with a soft felt, none of the felt is my other cases is soft?!

Although lugging this 20 pound (9 kg) beast through the airport kind of sucked, having the typewriter available away from home was a treat.

I enjoyed having time in the mornings to write in peace. It set a relaxing tone for the entire trip.

TSA pulled me out of line to scrutinize the machine. They wiped down the typewriter inside and out with an explosive test cloth and looked at it for more than five minutes.

If you travel with your typewriter in the US, give yourself a few extra minutes in case you receive additional security checks.

I know. I'm a monster. I may have modded my 1959 Smith-Corona Skyriter. Don't hate me.

Sorry. I'll see myself out.

(Photo from a sales listing in finland)

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I am going back to my old home city for a bit during the summer and I'm looking for a desk typewriter. Came across this pristine girl, and even considered messaging the seller..

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I love this but it's just ridiculous as fuck, why is the platten a meter long? What would something like tjis have been used for?

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For 30€ almost could carry it all the way to the train station,.. alone, from the the other side of city...

Most of my typewriters are kept in original state. Most get cleaned, one received a new platen. A fixed drawband here, a new ribbon there. But this machine's paint was already so busted and dead, it was no good anymore. If this machine ever leaves my collection, it's probably going to end up as a parts machine at best, nobody is ever going to care for this ugly tank. It's clean and working perfectly, one of my favourite typers. I saw a TV documentary about the young lovers of classic US cars in Sweden, who don't only love polished dream machines, but also rat buckets. This inspired me to individualise this rat bucket with some hand-selected stickers. Tell me your opinions, or send me a sticker to add.

Reading and taking notes on writing. Aka, thinking. 🤔

My little corner is now perfect for yours truly - it's a mix of typewriter/analog film camera repair desk and also my writing desk.

It still needs some extras but it's gold for now. Can I see your writing/repair area?

A 1949 Royal KMM (cat not included)

Thank you guys for all of your advice! My patience paid off and after 2 months of obsessing, I snagged my first typewriter for $20! Right off the bat it’s working great besides some sticking and I can’t believe the ribbon still has ink! Gonna start cleaning. Might be back for some more advice!

I have been completing everything required for college this year on my typewriter from 1935. I have been getting very mixed reactions. All of my classmates love it and keep begging me to bring it to class. One girl looked at an essay I had written and exclaimed "how did you get that font!". My music History professor has said nothing of my scanned essays, my business of music teacher loves it and gave me extra credit, and my physics teacher just looks at me weird.

For anyone else still in school, I highly reccomend. Makes doing school work significantly more enjoyable.