Facit 1620, this Swedish typewriter is in perfect shape and in a great leather case. For typewriter events. 1970 machine.

Hermes 3000, my daughter loves this machine so much, it makes her cry to use. New platen.

Hermes Rocket, 1960, Elite typeface. New platen and rubber feet.

Hermes Rocket, 1961, Pica typeface, both from the same seller. New platen and rubber feet. Needs a replacement case handle.

The one and only, but oh, what a story!

'The Good Companion', the earliest model. Found in the backstreets of the East End of London; restored, with cork platen.

MP1 ICO, black, with French AZERTY keyboard. The hardest repair ever. No case.

Lettera 22 with a Venezuelan keyboard, an absolute favorite machine for daily use. Congress elite typeface. Also, has a ‘Bs’ key (Bolivares currency, but hey, every typewriter needs a BS key.)

Possibly the best-engineered typewriters for long-form writing

1956 Olympia SM3 in creamy yellow and burgundy. My first typewriter! Pica typeface. New platen. From Cambridge Typewriter in 2017.

1960 Olympia Splendid 99 in robin's egg blue, British keyboard, bought from Tom Furrier.

1967 Olympia SM8, elite No. 66 typeface, earlier body style.

1968 Olympia SM9, lovely elite No. 60 typeface, earlier body/later key color. Needs a case.

1970 Olympia SM8, cursive typeface, later body style. From the office of a Harvard Square letterpress print shop of old.

Remington Portable #2, recovered platen; a best-beloved machine, esp for typewriter poetry.

Remington Portable #2 in Mountain Ash Scarlet, the last machine fixed for me by Tom Furrier

1929 Remington Portable #3 in two-tone lavender, tiny typeface, a favorite at typewriter events

Remington 5 - Streamlined with Touch Regulator, rescued from the trash, handsome matte black

Royal KMM standard, a daily typer on my basement desk. Bought in Quincy, MA, a few blocks from President Adams’ house, Peacefield, in honor of David McCullough after he passed away.

Black Royal 'P' belonging to Red Sox Hall of Famer, Bobbie Doerr, a stunning eBay find, repaired twice by Tom Furrier.

Royal 'P' with Vogue typeface and woodgrain finish! No case.

1931 Black Royal 'P' found in a summer barn in Vermont; perfect decals and types like a dream; repaired at Cambridge Typewriter. For events.

1935 Royal 'O', just a shiny black one, that I simply love the shape of, from Brimfield Fair. For events.

1949 Royal Quiet DeLuxe, Dreyfuss model, with surprising painted case, for typewriter events.

Royal Quiet De Luxe, Turquoise with Canterbury typeface. Has issues.

1965 Royal Safari, tomato red, and beautifully restored; a favorite at events.

1980 (I think) Silver-Reed 720, bought from Type Townsend in Port Townsend, WA. Refurbished at Cambridge Typewriter. A special machine more for a story from my UK childhood, coming soon. Grey metal body, grey keys. Ribbon selector. No tab. Pica typeface.

1922 Folding Corona 3, shift keys on left side only; a late production date for this configuration.

Corona 4, black, early model spool covers.

L.C. Smith & Corona Typewriters Inc. Silent 8 standard with right-hand return arm.

Silent-Super, Seafoam Green with a blue-green ribbon, needs repair.

1956 Silent-Super, Alpine Blue with a blue-green ribbon.

Tippa Triumph, early 60s, two-tone beige travel typewriter. From Type Townsend in Washington.

1929 Underwood Standard Portable with a green woodgrain finish, from Cambridge Typewriter

1931 Underwood 4-Bank, two-tone green, another absolute looker, bought from Tom Furrier

Given as gifts or sold

Remington #2 Portable, group gift that I organised, to an artist in Wales.

Olivetti Lettera 22, blue; given to organizer of The Salty Quill Writing Retreat for Women.

Olivetti Lettera 22, rebranded as a Sears Tower. Great machine. Gifted.

Olivetti Lettera 35i in grey. Loved this machine! Given as a college graduation gift.

Olympia SF in steely grey. Given as a gift and taken to the UK.

Hermes Ambassador. Perfection on a monster scale, seen in this TV interview. Sold.

Torpedo 18b, wide carriage machine with a math specialty keyboard. From the math department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Sold.

Remington Portable Noiseless with a perfect shine. Sold.

Royal 10 standard. Gift.

Royal 'O' in gorgeous shiny green with chrome trim. Sold.

Royal QDL in elegant grey. Sold.

Smith-Corona burgundy flattop. Sold.

Corona 4 Professional, in a depression era 'travel case'. Sold.

Smith-Corona Sterling, blue. Sold.

Smith-Corona Skyriter, repainted deep red, with green keys. Gift.

Triumph Tippa 'S' Portable in black. Gift.

Underwood Champion in shiny green, pictured two images into this Cambridge Typewriter Instagram post, an absolutely perfect mint machine. Gift.

1959 Hunter Red Smith-Corona Galaxie. Giveaway typewriter. To Colorado.

1960 Hunter Red Smith-Corona Galaxie. Giveaway typewriter, given to a MN typewriter poet.

Early Underwood with Greek Keys, including all the breath marks for typing Ancient Greek. Gifted to a student of Greek.

Montana Luxe Portable, a Hermes baby clone. Unrepairable. Given away for parts.

1970s metal red Brother with Greek keys, and English capitals. Sold to a retired theologian for creating collage art with Greek scripture!

1959 Hunter Red Smith-Corona Galaxie. Ready for the 2025 typewriter giveaway!