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My Own Collection

I've been collecting typewriters in earnest since the spring of 1994. Here's a list of machines from my collection, in chronological order by date of manufacture. Click on the small image or the name of the typewriter to see a larger image. —Richard Polt

Some terminology




Collection List

  1. Sholes & Glidden #A1119 (USA, ca. 1874) -- understroke, capitals only. Originator of the QWERTY keyboard, the Remington Typewriter Company, and the worldwide typewriter industry. This machine was remodeled and repainted black at the factory.
  2. Hammond 1 #10892 (USA, ca. 1889) -- curved two-bank non-QWERTY keyboard, type shuttle (read about my restoration of this machine here and read about Hammonds here)
  3. Crandall New Model #3715 (USA, ca. 1889) -- curved two-bank non-QWERTY keyboard, type cylinder (read about Crandalls here)
  4. National #1295 (USA, ca. 1890) -- understroke, three-bank, curved keyboard (large-spacebar model with spacebar missing)
  5. Densmore, first model ("1a") #1501 (USA, ca. 1892) -- understroke
  6. Yost No. 4 #51801 (USA, ca. 1895) -- full keyboard, understroke, ink pad inking (read about Yosts here)
  7. Smith Premier No. 1 #33506 (USA, ca. 1895) -- full keyboard, understroke
  8. Odell no. 2, no serial number (USA, ca. 1895) -- linear index, with checkwriting type and regular type
  9. Peerless #4034 (USA, ca. 1896) -- full-keyboard understroke
  10. Williams No. 2 #10612 (USA, 1896) -- grasshopper, three-bank (read about Williams here)
  11. Granville Automatic #5795 (USA, 1896) -- thrust action
  12. New Franklin #5509 (USA, 1896) -- downstroke from the front, curved three-bank keyboard (read about Franklins here)
  13. Lambert No. 1 #1203 (USA, 1900) -- circular keyboard, single type element (read about Lamberts here)
  14. Williams No. 4 #17114 (USA, 1900) -- grasshopper, four-bank (read about Williams here)
  15. Crandall Visible no. 4 #51767 (USA, ca. 1900) -- three-bank, type cylinder (read about Crandalls here)
  16. Underwood No. 1 #12880-1 (USA, ca. 1901) -- four-bank frontstroke (read about Underwoods here)
  17. Fay-Sho No. 4 #4817 (USA, ca. 1901) -- "bronze" understroke (actually copper plated) with neoclassical design
  18. Moya no. 1 #1138 (UK, ca. 1902) -- three-bank, type cylinder
  19. Blickensderfer No. 5 #71678 (USA, 1902) -- typewheel, Scientific Polish keyboard (read about this typewriter here)
  20. Smith Premier No. 2 #77492 (USA, 1902) -- full keyboard, understroke
  21. Pittsburg No. 10 #14766 (USA, ca. 1902) -- successor to the Daugherty, the first successful frontstroke typewriter
  22. Postal 5 #25892 (USA, 1904) -- three-bank, typewheel
  23. Moya no. 2 #3324 (UK, ca. 1905) -- three-bank, type cylinder
  24. Sun Standard No. 2 #16044 (USA, ca. 1905) -- 3-bank frontstroke, ink roller
  25. Ideal A #19616 (Germany, 1905) -- oblique frontstroke, carriage return lever on side    
  26. Fox No. 3 #A7774/14731 (USA, ca. 1905) -- understroke (read about Foxes here)
  27. Fox No. 23 #05619/31619 (USA, ca. 1906) -- frontstroke (read about Foxes here)
  28. L.C. Smith No. 2 #19901-2 (USA, 1907) -- frontstroke
  29. Blickensderfer No. 8 #130721 (USA, 1907) -- three-bank,typewheel
  30. Blickensderfer No. 8 #141296 (USA, 1908) -- three-bank, typewheel, aluminum
  31. Yetman Transmitting Typewriter, no serial number (USA, 1908) -- telegraphic typewriter (read about the Yetman here)
  32. Salter 10 #15477 (England, 1908) -- three-bank, downstroke from the front
  33. Yost no. 15 #032041 (USA, ca. 1910) -- frontstroke, grasshopper
  34. Columbia Bar-Lock No. 14 #163655 (USA, 1910) -- full keyboard, downstroke from front
  35. Blickensderfer no. 7 #148967 (USA, 1910) -- typewheel, Scientific keyboard (read about this typewriter here)
  36. Emerson no. 3 #8367 (USA, ca. 1910) -- frontstroke, typebars swing in from the sides (read about Emersons here)
  37. Harry A. Smith no. 6 #7447 (USA, ca. 1910) -- frontstroke, relabeled Victor (read about Victors on Will Davis' site)
  38. Kanclér no. 3 #8859 (Germany, ca. 1910) -- Czech version of the Kanzler
  39. Standard Folding #11595 (USA, ca. 1910) -- aluminum portable with folding carriage
  40. Erika #3032 (Germany, ca. 1910) -- portable with folding carriage
  41. Harris Visible No. 4 #14936 (USA, 1911) -- three-bank frontstroke (read about the Harris on Will Davis' site)
  42. Stenotype #14047 (USA, ca. 1912) -- stenographic machine
  43. Royal No. 5 #113790-5 (USA, 1912) -- frontstroke, "flatbed" design
  44. Blickensderfer no. 6 #160030 (USA, 1912) -- typewheel; aluminum
  45. Oliver No. 5 #386425 (USA, ca. 1912) -- nickeled, Spanish keyboard, sold in Mexico
  46. L. C. Smith no. 5 #196236-5 (USA, 1913) -- nickeled, Spanish keyboard, sold in Mexico
  47. Secor No. 2 #5380 (USA, ca. 1913) -- frontstroke with decimal tabulator
  48. Rapid No. 10 #35921 (USA, ca. 1913) -- name variant of the Fox 23
  49. Ideal A4 #98442 (Germany, 1914) -- four-bank oblique frontstroke, carriage return lever on side
  50. Oliver 9 #886730 (USA, 1915) -- U-shaped typebars, downstroke from the side (read about this machine here)
  51. Hammond Multiplex #AL212054 (USA, ca. 1915) -- 3-bank type-shuttle machine, green
  52. Aztec #56191 (USA, ca. 1915) -- relabeled Pittsburg, Spanish keyboard (story in ETCetera no. 85)
  53. Home Blickensderfer #170020 (USA, ca. 1915) -- typewheel, Scientific keyboard
  54. Visigraph #13807 (USA, ca. 1915) -- frontstroke
  55. Blickensderfer no. 9 #186280 (USA, 1916) -- typewheel, Scientific keyboard (read about this machine here)
  56. Fox portable no. 1 #5221 (USA, ca. 1917) (read about Foxes here)
  57. Fox portable no. 2 #10017 (USA, ca. 1918) (read about Foxes here)
  58. Molle no. 3 #2590 (USA, 1918) -- frontstroke, three-bank (read about this machine here)
  59. Century 10 #HS90099 (USA, June 1919) -- frontstroke, three-bank
  60. Helios-Klimax #13660 (Germany, ca. 1919) -- two-bank, triple shift, typewheel, Spanish keyboard
  61. Victor no. 10 #54668 (USA, ca. 1920) -- four-bank frontstroke
  62. Imperial D Portable #60790 (base) / #60350 (keyboard) (England, ca. 1920) -- three-bank downstroke
  63. Noiseless no. 4 #42041 (USA, ca. 1920) -- three-bank thrust-action quiet typewriter with metal platen (photo awaiting restoration)
  64. Portex No. 5 #19417 (USA, ca. 1920) -- three-bank portable
  65. Adji Såkå #2804 (Germany, ca. 1920) -- three-bank portable, name variant of the Meteor
  66. Fox Sterling #S12688 (USA, ca. 1920) -- three-bank portable, Spanish keyboard (read about Foxes here)
  67. Remington Portable no. 1 #NM10936 (USA, Feb. 1921) (read about this model here)
  68. Remington Portable no. 1 #NM11229 (USA, Feb. 1921) -- black/gold paint, possibly repainted (read about this model here)
  69. Noiseless portable #92 (USA, 1921) -- three-bank frontstroke (read about this machine here)
  70. Carmen #3175 (Germany, 1921) -- 3-bank
  71. Unda #1322 (Austria, 1921) -- 3-bank
  72. Underwood Standard Portable Typewriter #12408 (USA, 1921) -- three-bank frontstroke (earlier design, patent pending)
  73. Corona No. 3 #584594 (USA, 1922) -- frontstroke; carriage folds down onto keyboard
  74. Hesperia #74A (Italy, 1922) -- frontstroke
  75. Gourland #1533 (USA, ca. 1922) -- four-bank portable
  76. Hammond Folding Multiplex #F244370G2 (USA, 1923) -- 3 bank type-shuttle machine, keyboard folds up
  77. Oliver L-12 #1018364 (USA, 1923) -- three-bank, downstroke from the side, nickel plated, Spanish keyboard, sold in Mexico
  78. Underwood Standard Portable Typewriter #82370 (USA, 1923) -- three-bank frontstroke
  79. Dayton #AX93 (USA, 1924) -- four-bank portable (story in ETCetera no. 85)
  80. Simplex Practical Number 200 (USA, between 1924 and 1932) -- toy index typewriter (read about Simplexes here)
  81. Monica No. 1 #825 (Germany, 1924) -- mid-sized frontstroke
  82. Underwood No. 5 #2096819-5 (USA, 1925) -- four-bank frontstroke (read about this machine here)
  83. Neya #31679 (Germany, 1925) -- three-bank portable
  84. Woodstock Electrite #E11-39705 (USA, ca. 1925) -- electric
  85. Stoewer Elite #E42713 (Germany, ca. 1925) -- three-bank portable, Hungarian keyboard, sold in Prague
  86. Bing No. 2 (Germany, ca. 1927) -- oblique frontstroke, "educational" typewriter
  87. Merz No. 2 #6049 (Germany, ca. 1927) -- Bulgarian keyboard
  88. Erika no. 5 #30074/30045 (Germanyca. 1928) -- portable
  89. Rem-Blick #KX80608 (USA, May 1928) -- typewheel (read about this machine here)
  90. Corona 4 #S4M02555 (USA, 1928) -- "Mountain Ash Scarlet" finish
  91. Oliver 11 #1016985 (USA, ca. 1928)
  92. Royal Standard Portable #OT336030 (USA, 1929) -- black
  93. Remington 92 #Z155356 (USA, April 1929) -- Hebrew version of the no. 12
  94. Underwood Portable #458501 (USA, 1929) -- Ukrainian keyboard
  95. Underwood Standard Portable Typewriter #210944 (USA, 1929) -- three-bank frontstroke, green marble paint
  96. Senta no. 4 #48051 (Germany, ca. 1929) -- four-bank portable
  97. Electric Braille prototype (USA, ca. 1930) -- based on a Woodstock no. 5, inventor and constructor unknown (story in ETCetera no. 77)
  98. Demountable no. 2 #146958 (USA, ca. 1930) -- frontstroke, easy to dismantle (read about the Demountable on Will Davis' site)
  99. Stoewer #123759 (Germany, ca. 1930) -- four-bank portable
  100. Barr #P13796 (USA, ca. 1930) -- portable, blue (read about the Barr on Will Davis' site)
  101. Barr Special #P16230 (USA, early 1930s) -- portable, black 
  102. Barr Universal #C2U658 (USA, early 1930s) -- portable, maroon
  103. Rheinmetall portable #30561 (Germany, 1931)
  104. Japy V #14563 (France, 1931) -- four-bank portable, German keyboard
  105. Torpedo portable #141322 (Germany, 1931) -- Cyrillic keyboard, exported (to Mongolia?) by Wostwag, a Soviet front company based in Berlin and Ulan Bator
  106. Imperial Good Companion #AC273 (England, 1932) -- portable, Swedish keyboard
  107. Oliver portable #68119 (Italy, 1932) -- woodgrain
  108. Masspro #002707 (USA, 1932) -- three-bank small portable
  109. Monarch Pioneer #S24372 (USA, August 1932) -- capitals-only portable, green (read about this model here)
  110. Remington Noiseless Junior #B10403 (USA, Sept. 1933) (read about this model here)
  111. Underwood #622556 (USA, 1933?) -- identical to Remington Noiseless Junior
  112. Remington Noiseless Portable #N41852 (two-tone green) (USA, Dec. 1933) (read about this model here)
  113. Burroughs #50A5748 (USA, 1933)
  114. Royal Signet #E3266 (USA, ca. 1933) -- capitals-only portable
  115. Remington Noiseless Model Seven #H31240 (USA, Sept. 1934) -- two-tone green
  116. Remington 3B #C104412 (USA, Nov. 1935) (read about this model here)
  117. Olivetti ICO (MP1) portable #20548 (Italy, 1935) -- black, German keyboard, sold in Vienna
  118. Royal Junior #J52398 (USA, 1935) -- Greek keyboard
  119. Corona Silent #1S16478 (USA, 1935) -- portable, maroon
  120. Marx Dial (USA, ca. 1935) -- circular index, toy
  121. Remington Rand Model 1 #P49630 (USA, Jan. 1936) (read about this model here)
  122. Remington 9 #F13383 (USA, February 1936) (read about this model here)
  123. Monarch #C60782 (USA, April 1936) -- name variant of the Remington Compact portable (read about this model here)
  124. Tip Tip #5606 (Czechoslovakia, 1936) -- grid index, type cylinder
  125. Remington Noiseless Model Seven #H49561 (USA, Jan. 1937) -- my first typewriter (read about this model here)
  126. Remington Victor S Portable #VV909435 (UK assembled from US parts, ca. 1937) -- British version of the streamlined #5 portable (read about this model here)
  127. Underwood Noiseless 77 #930677 (maroon) (USA, Sept. 1937) (read about this model here)
  128. Remington Noiseless 8 #E36907 (USA, Oct. 1937) (read about this model here)
  129. Rem Rand Pioneer #C109305 (USA, Oct. 1937) -- caps only
  130. Mercedes Superba #85747 (Germany, 1937) -- portable with noise-reducing typebar cover
  131. Patria #18062 (Switzerland, ca. 1937) -- portable
  132. Varityper #409600-9 (USA, ca. 1937) -- three-bank, type shuttle, electric
  133. Corona Junior #1F 26843J (USA, 1937)
  134. Monarch 101 #A10076 (USA, Dec. 1937) -- office-sized machine with noiseless portable mechanism, made by American Writing Machine Co. (actually Remington) (read about this model here)
  135. Rooy Intermédiaire 28 #301088 (France, 1938) -- ivory paint;  based on the Olympia portable
  136. Groma N #208701 (Germany, ca. 1938) -- four-bank portable, maroon
  137. Corona Sterling #2A51871 (USA, 1938) -- streamlined, maroon
  138. Olivetti ICO (MP1) portable #58541 (Italy, 1938) -- red
  139. Continental #R257169 (Germany, 1938) -- four-bank portable
  140. Hermes Baby #171163 (Switzerland, 1938) -- Czech keyboard
  141. L. C. Smith Super-Speed #1452332-11 (USA, 1938)
  142. Bar-Lock portable #2501 (UK, 1938)
  143. Harrods #54904 (Italy, 1938) -- name variant of the Olivetti MP1 portable, sold by Harrods in London
  144. Remington Noiseless Portable #N125431 (USA, March 1938) -- maroon, in deluxe case
  145. Rem Rand Pioneer #CA133500 (USA, August 1938) -- 3.5-row keyboard (read about this model here)
  146. Remington Envoy #SD272431 (USA, Nov. 1938) -- Portuguese keyboard (read about this model here)
  147. Rem-Rand Bantam #C153272 (USA, Nov. 1938) -- child's portable typewriter, caps only (read about this model here)
  148. Adler Favorit 2 #579597 (Germany, 1939) -- thrust action portable
  149. Remington Model 1 #PD173510 (USA, Sept. 1939) -- "noisy noiseless" portable (read about this model here)
  150. Klein-Urania #182519 (Germany, 1939) -- portable, maroon, Norwegian keyboard
  151. Hermes 2000 #43664 (Switzerland, 1939) -- four-bank portable
  152. U.S. Mirsa Ideal portable no. 5 #919426/5 (Germany, ca. 1939) -- Czech name variant of the Erika no. 5
  153. Everest 90 no. #39598 (Italy, 1940) -- red portable, italic typeface, nonstandard English keyboard
  154. Olympia-Plana #16700 (Germany, 1940) -- bakelite body, Hungarian keyboard
  155. Moskva #10490 (USSR, ca. 1940) -- portable, Cyrillic
  156. Remington Streamliner #B110873 (USA, Sept. 1941) (read about this model here)
  157. Underwood S #S11-5752950 (USA, 1943)
  158. Remer #000126 (Spain, 1945)
  159. Osma #12517 (Germany, ca. 1945) -- portable, prototype?
  160. Royal KMM #3333704 (USA, 1947) -- frontstroke
  161. Regia Mixta #L-11040 (Spain, ca. 1948) -- portable
  162. Voss #10271 (West Germany, 1949) -- red-and-black bakelite body, chrome paper table (read about the Voss on Will Davis' site)
  163. Keaton Music Typewriter #2294 (USA, ca. 1950) -- downstroke, circular-keyboard music typewriter
  164. Original Matous #CC 832 (Czechoslovakia, ca. 1950) -- portable
  165. Olympia SM1 #74536 (West Germany, 1950) -- portable, black
  166. Oliver portable #5117593 (UK, 1951) -- licensed copy of the Patria, Greek keyboard
  167. Remington Quiet-Riter #QT2254731 (USA, Oct. 1951) -- repainted blue-green
  168. Voss #25942 (West Germany, 1951) -- red-and-black bakelite body with chrome accents
  169. Rheinmetall #300796 (East Germany, 1952) -- portable
  170. Express #306049 (West Germany, June 1953) -- rare portable with plastic body and segment
  171. Rooy portable #27912 (France, 1953) -- ultraflat; American keyboard
  172. Groma N, fourth version, #344410 (East Germany, 1953) -- portable, green
  173. Halda no. 6 #6-288980 (Sweden, 1953)
  174. Groma Gromina #505711 (East Germany, 1953) -- ultraflat, maroon with red keys, earlier body style
  175. Groma Gromina #528909 (East Germany, ca. 1954) -- ultraflat, maroon with black keys, later body style
  176. Continental #2000670 (East Germany, ca. 1955) -- usually known as Erika 10; Arabic keyboard (read about this machine on my blog)
  177. Halberg Traveler #45753 (Netherlands, 1954) (read about the Halberg on Will Davis' site)
  178. Blue Bird #707258 (West Germany, 1954) -- name variant of the Torpedo portable, British keyboard
  179. Everest K2 #519941 (Italy, 1954) -- portable, black
  180. Gossen Tippa Pilot #136331 (West Germany, ca. 1955)
  181. Voss DeLuxe #114434 (West Germany, ca. 1955) -- stripped to bare metal
  182. American Deluxe #1145938 (East Germany, ca. 1955) -- relabeled Optima Elite portable, green
  183. Swissa Junior #136353 (Switzerland, ca. 1955) -- portable
  184. Underwood De Luxe Quiet Tab portable #A2571453 (USA, ca. 1955) -- two-tone brown
  185. Underwood De Luxe Quiet Tab portable #AA2639689 (USA, ca. 1955) -- green and gray
  186. Underwood De Luxe Quiet Tab portable #AB2668636 (USA, ca. 1955) -- black and white
  187. Patria #S21663 (Spain, ca. 1955) -- black portable
  188. Adler Privat #3026068 (West Germany, 1955) -- portable
  189. Olivetti Lettera 22 #360952 (Italy, ca. 1955) -- portable
  190. Groma Kolibri #559054 (East Germany, 1955) -- ultraslim portable, maroon
  191. Royal HH #HHE-5594986 (USA, 1955)
  192. Optima M10 #120348 (East Germany, ca. 1955) -- office machine, black, German keyboard
  193. Optima #912691 (East Germany, ca. 1955) -- portable, repainted red
  194. Voss DeLuxe #128698 (West Germany, ca. 1956) -- green
  195. Groma Kolibri #568176 (East Germany, 1956) -- black
  196. Halda portable #P.81422 (Sweden, 1956)
  197. Smith-Corona Silent-Super #5T 343881X (USA, 1956) -- portable, includes "Yes/No" key
  198. Smith-Corona 88 #88E4254613-13 (USA, ca. 1956) -- repainted pink and black
  199. Brosette #028160 (East Germany, ca. 1956) -- portable, silver
  200. MBM Mercury #ZP-80235 (Czechoslovakia, 1957) -- name variant of the Consul (read about the Consul on Will Davis' site)
  201. Royal Administrator #49259 (West Germany, ca. 1957) -- wide-carriage version of the Royal Diana
  202. Voss DeLuxe #135246 (West Germany, ca. 1957) -- big portable, maroon
  203. Alpina #74921 (West Germany, 1957) -- portable, green
  204. Empire Aristocrat #S2/194E086 (UK, 1957) -- portable, clone of the Hermes Baby
  205. Byron Mark I #9747 (UK, 1957) -- read about this typewriter on my blog
  206. Remington Travel-Riter #TR540763 (Holland, Oct. 1957) -- portable, repainted gold
  207. Remington Quiet-Riter #QR3515274 (USA, Feb. 1958) -- portable, repainted gold
  208. Groma Kolibri #599437 (East Germany, ca. 1958) -- silver
  209. Revere #1397? (UK, ca. 1958) -- three-bank toy typewriter, made by Petite Typewriters of Nottingham. Also known as Kamkap. Serial number (?) is penciled on bottom of machine.
  210. Erika 10 #1909032 (East Germany, ca. 1958) -- portable
  211. Aztec 700 #1976404 (East Germany, ca. 1958) -- export name variant of the Erika 10
  212. Olivetti Graphika #1801920 (Italy, ca. 1958) -- proportional spacing (read about this typewriter on my blog)
  213. Sténotype Grandjean Sil. 5 #M40715 (France, 1958) -- stenotype
  214. Junior Mod. 58 #C2268 (Spain, ca. 1958) -- compact portable, red
  215. Voss DeLuxe #151039 (West Germany, ca. 1958) -- black body with black keyboard
  216. Taylorix Contofix Junior #155876 (West Germany, ca. 1958) -- bookkeeping typewriter made by Voss (read about this typewriter on my blog)
  217. Voss DeLuxe #156738 (West Germany, ca. 1958) -- maroon and ivory
  218. Royal FP #FPE-13-6593211 (USA, 1958) -- photo awaiting refurbishing
  219. Imperial Good Companion no. 5 #5M 241 (UK, 1958) -- portable, basket shift, green
  220. Imperial Good Companion no. 4 #4X 571 (UK, 1959) -- portable, carriage shift, blue
  221. Optima P1 #257939 (East Germany, 1959) -- portable based on the Olympia-Plana; Russian keyboard
  222. Olympia SM3 DeLuxe #1114492 (West Germany, 1959) -- portable, repainted blue
  223. Tower Chieftain #3YT175886 (USA, 1959) -- small portable, name variant of Smith-Corona Skyriter, repainted and stripped
  224. Remington Super-Riter #J2882193 (USA, 1959)
  225. Torpedo 18 #1073358 (West Germany, 1959) -- portable, repainted purple
  226. Torpedo 18 #1205535 (West Germany, 1960) -- portable, black
  227. Olympia SM4 #1505693 (West Germany, 1960) -- portable, white, script typeface
  228. Annabella #D-042596-5039 (Italy, ca. 1960) -- German keyboard, made by Antares (read about Antares on Will Davis' site)
  229. Groma Kolibri #637179 (East Germany, ca. 1960) -- portable, brown/tan, Greek keyboard
  230. Triumph DeJur Perfekt #1231288 (West Germany, ca. 1960) -- portable, cream/maroon
  231. ABC #3-64682 (West Germany, ca. 1960) -- portable, orange
  232. Princess 100 #109241 (West Germany, ca. 1960) -- portable, gray
  233. Voss DeLuxe #230962 (West Germany, ca. 1960) -- blue and white
  234. Olympia SF #95-266541 (West Germany, 1960) -- small portable, black
  235. R. C. Allen VisOmatic #8-2163312 13 (USA, 1960) -- frontstroke, script typeface
  236. Hilton #D-080318-6090 (Italy, ca. 1960) -- name variant of the Antares
  237. Moskva #386451 (USSR, ca. 1960) -- portable, gray
  238. Consul Silent #ZP-185854 (Czechoslovakia, ca. 1961)
  239. Olympia SG1 #7-635495 (West Germany, 1961) -- office typewriter, repainted bluegreen
  240. Olympia SM4 #1666464 (West Germany, 1961) -- gold-plated trim
  241. Hermes 3000 #3058336 (Switzerland, 1961) -- earlier body style; stripped to bare metal
  242. Groma Humber #668875 (East Germany, ca. 1961) -- rare export name variant of the Kolibri, ivory/green
  243. Groma Kolibri #689903 (East Germany, ca. 1961) -- ivory/blue
  244. Talbos #C6399 (Spain, ca. 1962) -- portable, green
  245. Andina Grafos #D3438 (Spain, ca. 1963) -- portable, successor to the Talbos
  246. Groma Kolibri Luxus #A18172 (East Germany, ca. 1962) -- ivory/tan
  247. Olympia SF DeLuxe #562094 (West Germany, 1962) -- flat portable, script typeface
  248. Aztec 600 #620677 (East Germany, 1962) -- export name variant of the Rheinmetall KsT portable, two-tone brown
  249. Facit TP1 #283467 (Sweden, 1962) -- portable
  250. Voss Privat #223959 (West Germany, 1963) -- sold at the factory to an American, QWERTY keyboard with script type
  251. Triumph Perfekt #3062647 (West Germany, ca. 1963) -- portable, tan
  252. AMC #437765 (France, 1963) -- export name variant of the Japy Script, a clone of the Patria
  253. Olympia SM5 #2364386 (West Germany, 1964) -- Arabic
  254. IBM Model C Executive #2189953 (USA, 1964) -- proportional spacing, electric
  255. Smith-Corona Sterling #5AX 206814 (USA, ca. 1965) -- stripped to bare metal
  256. Olympia SM9 #2581142 (West Germany, 1965) -- modified, fitted into repainted SM3 body
  257. Scheidegger Princess Matic #338556 (West Germany, ca. 1965) -- name variant of the Princess 300
  258. Alpina Baby #373227 (Japan, 1960s) -- made by Nippo; also seen as Condor and Rexina
  259. Gritzner #025822 (West Germany, 1960s) -- downstroke, non-QWERTY "legend lettering machine" for typing on blueprints
  260. Florida #H49535 (Spain, ca. 1965) -- portable
  261. Jaykay #64857 (India, ca. 1965) -- portable, identical to the late Brosette
  262. Olympia SM8 #2723758 (West Germany, 1966) -- repainted black and silver
  263. Gritzner #031342 (West Germany, 1967) -- downstroke, non-QWERTY lettering machine, with kit and Dutch instructions
  264. Consul 232 #7 232 452348 (Czechoslovakia, 1967) -- portable
  265. Cavalier Speedwriter #7 221 033989 (Czechoslovakia, 1967) -- name variant of the Consul 221, sold in Canada
  266. Remington 333 #E8971648 (Japan, May 1968) -- small portable made by Brother
  267. Hermes 3000 #3448751 (Switzerland, 1968) -- later body style
  268. Andina Especial 90 #75004 (Spain, ca. 1970) -- portable
  269. Sharp Memowriter EL-7001 #11009605 (Japan, ca. 1981) -- electronic calculator / mini-typewriter (read about this device on my blog)
  270. Ortekh #446574 (Russia, 1993) -- portable





Gone but not forgotten

These machines are no longer with me. I've enjoyed them and then passed them on to other typewriter fans, but they're fondly remembered!

  1. Caligraph 2 #30345 (USA, ca. 1888) -- full non-QWERTY keyboard, understroke (read about Caligraphs here)
  2. Caligraph 3 #38924 (USA, 1890s) (read about Caligraphs here)
  3. Wellington No. 2 #5063 (USA, 1898) -- thrust action
  4. Fitch (English) #3545 (England, 1891) -- downstroke from the back, three-bank non-QWERTY keyboard
  5. Densmore 1b (USA, 1891) -- understroke
  6. Peoples (USA, 1891) -- semicircular index
  7. American 2, no serial number (USA, 1890s) -- semicircular index
  8. Pearl (USA, 1891) -- semicircular index
  9. Odell #1b (USA, 1890s) -- linear index
  10. Victor (USA, 1890s) -- daisywheel index
  11. American Visible (curved) #1776 (USA, early 1890s) -- index
  12. American Visible (straight), no serial number (USA, early 1890s) -- index
  13. Hammond 2 (USA, 1893) -- type shuttle (read about Hammonds here)
  14. American No. 7 #16447 (USA, 1890s)-- understroke
  15. The Chicago #8654 (USA, 1897) -- type cylinder (read about the Chicago here)
  16. Oliver no. 3 #88838 (USA, 1898)
  17. New Century Caligraph No. 6 #12772 (USA, ca. 1899) -- full keyboard, understroke

  19. Merritt #15051 (USA, ca. 1900) -- linear index
  20. Lambert No. 3 #7901 (USA, ca. 1902) -- circular keyboard, single type element (read about Lamberts here)
  21. Salter Improved No. 6 #8529 (UK, ca. 1905) -- three-bank, downstroke
  22. Fox No. 23 #05275/31275 (USA, ca. 1906)
  23. International No. 5, no serial number (USA, ca. 1907) -- linear index
  24. Remington no. 7 #223995 (USA, 1907) -- understroke
  25. Yetman Transmitting Typewriter #1080 (USA, 1908) -- telegraphic typewriter
  26. Bennett (USA, 1910) -- miniature typewriter; typewheel
  27. Blickensderfer no. 7 #144749 (USA, ca. 1910) -- typewheel; aluminum
  28. Simplex 1911 Special #3 (USA, 1911) -- toy index, double-case (read about Simplexes here)
  29. Blickensderfer 6 #162351 (USA, 1912) -- typewheel; aluminum
  30. Simplex 1 Special (USA, 1915) -- toy index typewriter (read about Simplexes here)
  31. Fox portable #1 #302 (USA, 1917)
  32. Century 10 HV90146 (USA, July 1919) -- three-bank frontstroke, double shift
  33. Century 10 #HX00038 (USA, May 1920)
  34. MW #11733 (Germany, 1920s) -- index machine, also known as Gundka, Frolio, etc.
  35. Underwood Standard Portable Typewriter #40496 (USA, 1922) -- three-bank frontstroke
  36. Juventa, no serial number (Italy, ca. 1922) -- three-bank portable, repainted and labeled "Corona"
  37. Mignon 4 #274295 (Germany, 1920s) -- index (read about this machine here)
  38. Royal No. 10 # X-1019026 (USA, 1926)
  39. Remington Portable No. 2 #ND79747 (USA, Sept. 1927) (read about this model here)
  40. Underwood Portable #4B186920 (USA, 1928)
  41. Remington Portable No. 3 #V134032 (USA, Jan. 1929) -- two-tone turquoise (read about this model here)
  42. Remington Portable No. 3 #V275177 (USA, 1929) -- two-tone green (read about this model here)
  43. Merz Universal #58095 (Germany, ca. 1930) -- four-bank portable
  44. Corona Special #JX657395 (USA, 1931) -- folding portable with gold highlights
  45. Underwood Noiseless 77 #736897 (USA, 1931) (read about this model here)
  46. Porto-Rite #SR10815 (USA, 1932)
  47. Remie Scout, double-case #S66172 (USA, 1932) (read about this model here)
  48. Remington Portable Model 5 (boxy) #V601539 (USA, Oct. 1932) (read about this model here)
  49. Royal Signet #E9780 (USA, 1932) -- capitals-only portable (read about this model here)
  50. Corona Standard #2C184108 (USA, 1935)
  51. Remington 5 portable (streamlined) #V925808 (USA, 1937) (read about this model here)
  52.  #107389 (Switzerland, 1937)
  53. Imperial Good Companion (England, late 1930s) -- portable
  54. Remington Junior #S256639 (USA, Jan. 1938) (read about this model here)
  55. Remington Model 1 #PD162715 (USA, November 1938) -- "noisy noiseless" portable
  56. DM No. 3 #199200 (Germany, ca. 1939) -- portable, name variant of Olympia Progress
  57. Barr #37890 (USA, late 1930s) -- portable, gray
  58. Barr #39213 (USA, ca. 1939) -- portable
  59. Royal Quiet De Luxe #A-1788992 (USA, 1949) -- gold-plated portable
  60. Tower Skyriter #2Y40065(USA, 1950) -- flat portable made by Smith-Corona for Sears (parts from three Tower Chieftain and Smith-Corona Skyriter machines were used to construct this one)
  61. Smith-Corona Silent #5S423913 (USA, 1953)
  62. Olivetti Lettera 22 #437957 (Italy, ca. 1955) -- portable
  63. Voss DeLuxe #137313 (West Germany, 1957) -- green
  64. Rooy portable #61618 (France, 1958) -- ultraflat
  65. Winsor Special De Luxe #B-1070 (Spain, ca. 1958) --  compact portable, gray
  66. Voss DeLuxe #158905 (West Germany, ca. 1959) -- black body with grey keyboard
  67. Groma Kolibri #682069 (East Germany, ca. 1961) -- ivory/red
  68. AMC #316757 (West Germany, ca. 1962) -- name variant of the Alpina
  69. Smith-Corona Sterling #5AX180041 (USA, 1963)
  70. Olympia SM5 #2431368 (West Germany, 1965)
  71. Olivetti Lettera 33 (Italy, ca. 1969)
  72. Hermes Baby #9413117 (Switzerland, ca. 1970) -- orange portable
  73. Generation 3000 #05-25438 (China, 2005) -- portable (read about this typewriter on Will Davis' site)
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