About this blog

This blog is about the daily activities in a busy typewriter shop. I want to share with you the many interesting people who come in here, the beautiful machines I get and most of all the great typewriter stories that people share with me!

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Some Very Short Typewriter Stories



This machine makes a much better typewriter than a wheel block.






This old Underwood is a rust bucket!! 


Any takers?


Just sold this typewriter table.












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Sunday, November 5, 2017

A Very Special Day At Cambridge Typewriter




Tom and Tom sharing a moment.




The crowd went way back to my bench in the back of the shop.


Talking to Stephan and Erika from the movie crew.





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Sunday, July 30, 2017

The Amazing Story of Ilya Zorn (and her gold Royal typewriter).


Ilya Zorn - date unknown.



Ilya Zorn's 1949 Royal Quiet de Luxe










No matter how the machine looks, always check the typeface!




Double Pigeon Chinese Manual Typewriter form the early 1970's.

People think it's some kind of printing press.

There are 2450 characters in this type tray.

There are 1750 characters in this additional type tray.


I really like this dealer sticker from Miami.

A Hermes Baby from Hong Kong.


from down the road in Woosta.






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