Recommended Typewriters

Modern enough to be eminently practical, built before the plastic era.

Any of these will last the rest of your life. (It’s an investment in your writing life)

These machines were built before planned obsolescence.

Olivetti Lettera 32

Lettera 32: Restored Olivetti Lettera 32 portable typewriter in pale blue-green, 1963 Italian design.

Lettera 32

Cormac McCarthy's machine.

Italian design, 1963–1984.

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Hermes 3000

Restored Hermes 3000 typewriter in seafoam green with mint keys, beside an orchid.

50s Hermes 3000

Larry McMurtry wrote on a Hermes 3000 for thirty years.

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Four Pre-war machines

Remington Model 5 Streamliner

Restored Remington Model 5 Streamliner typewriter in gloss black, on weathered wood with pink roses.

Remington Model 5 Streamliner

Art Deco design, Ilion New York, 1937.

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Underwood No. 5 Desktop

Restored Underwood No. 5 desktop typewriter in black, beside reading glasses.

Underwood No. 5

The Machine most picture when they hear the word ‘typewriter’.

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Smith Corona Sterling 5ax

Restored Smith Corona Sterling 5ax typewriter in green, on a desk with flowers.

60s Smith Corona Sterling

The elegant, understated workhorse

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Smith Corona Super Sterling

Restored Smith Corona Super Sterling typewriter in blue, beside a vase of zinnias.

Smith Corona Super Sterling

This '60s classic pairs well with flowers.

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Corona Silent in Rare Maroon

Restored Corona Silent typewriter in rare maroon, with pink hydrangeas.

Corona Silent In Maroon

One of the rarest colors ever produced.

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Remington Noiseless Portable

Restored Remington Noiseless portable typewriter in gloss black.

Remington Noiseless

Other typewriters clattered. This one whispered.

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