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Bernard J. Dowd, Henry Hart and the Royal Model O
In 1935, Bernard J. Dowd and Henry Hart filed a patent for a portable typewriter's outer shell. (The patent can be viewed and printed from http://www.google.com/patents/USD96652.pdf ).Dowd and Hart...
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Smith-Corona Classic 12, 1980-1983
This is one of the most common later-model manual portable typewriters. While the Classic 12 was introduced in 1964, its production only ended in 1983 when Smith-Corona ended manual typewriter...
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1933 Continental 34 Portable
This typewriter was made in Germany in 1933 by Wanderer-Werke. It has a great feel, and prints even better. Its design reminds me of a mix of a Corona Four and a 1930s Underwood Portable. The case has...
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Smith-Corona Galaxie, 1961
The Smith-Corona Galaxie is one of the longest-lived typewriter designs. While the design of the Galaxie debuted in 1959, it was not discontinued until 1983, with the end of Smith-Corona manual...
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Royal Telstar, February 1965
As I have mentioned before, the Royal Telstar is basically a Royal Safari without Magic Margin. It also lacks the 1/! and +/= keys. Here are some ads for the Royal Safari that were provided to me by...
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Smith-Corona Classic 12, circa 1980
This typewriter was made between 1979 and 1983 in the United States. These dates are an estimate:Smith-Corona began using brown plastic cases in the late 1970s, and ended manual typewriter production...
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1960 Smith-Corona Silent-Super
Here is a 1960 Smith-Corona Silent-Super. This typewriter lacks the six stripes found on the ribbon covers of many Silent-Supers. It should be noted that the Smith-Corona Galaxie was introduced in...
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Sears Tutor, 1966
As some of you may know, my photos tended to be very blurry. I've found out why and corrected it--for some reason, the default setting on my camera was "night scenery." Here are new photos of my 1966...
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1973 Smith-Corona Classic 10
I bought this typewriter at the Seattle Antiques Market last year. It came with all of the paperwork, including the original sales receipt! When I bought it, the typewriter was covered in nicotine...
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Comparison: Smith-Corona Skyriter vs. Brother Opus 889
This is my first comparison review. Both the Smith-Corona Skyriter and Brother Opus 889 are tied in position for my favorite typewriter, for different reasons.I like the Skyriter for its compact size,...
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My 1955 Royal Quiet Deluxe
This typewriter is easily the best $2 I have ever spent!This typewriter is easily my favorite Royal portable, because of its styling, its light touch, and its color. (Also the fact that I only paid $2...
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All About the Smith-Corona Skyriter
In 1940, Henry Avery, Joseph Barkdoll and Lionel Evans filed a patent for a compact portable typewriter. The patent number 2218736, became the Corona Zephyr. The Zephyr was the lowest-priced Corona...
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Cole-Steel Portable Typewriter, circa 1958
Many typewriter collectors believe that this typewriter only looks good. However, I think that this is also one of the most comfortable typewriters to use. Very few compact typewriters are comfortable...
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Remington Deluxe Remette and Remington Remette
The Remington Remette is the first prewar typewriter that I have customized. I was hesitant at first, until I asked Richard Polt, who maintains a site devoted to Remington Portables (Click to open the...
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Cole-Steel Dealers, Seattle
Four typewriter dealers sold Cole-Steel typewriters in Seattle. These dealers were either large, well-established downtown typewriter dealers (E.W. Hall and Lowman & Hanford), or small,...
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Lowman & Hanford
This ad appeared in The Seattle Times, on August 2, 1960Lowman & Hanford is on the far right of this picture. It became J.K. Gills in the late 1950s. (Seattle Municipal Archives)
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E.W. Hall Building Plans, 1961
These images were taken from microfilm at the Seattle Department of Planning and Development. They show the changes made to 2015 Third Avenue in 1961. In 1990, these changes were removed.E.W. Hall's...
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Sears Constellation II, 1969
This is my all time favorite 12-inch carriage typewriter. It was made by Smith-Corona for Sears in 1969.Below is an ad for the Sears Constellation II, from The Oregonian, September 3, 1970
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Olivetti Lettera 22, 1954 and Olivetti Lettera 32, 1964
The tan typewriter is the Lettera 22, the blue one is the Lettera 32
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