This manual was published to show government typists how to take care of their typewriters, It is intended to aid in the conservation of equipment and the improvement of the quality of work wherever typewriters are used. This is a 19 page PDF file that you can download and print for future reference, it covers, […]
Remember to keep your typewriter covered when not in use. Typewriters, like everything else will gather dust when not covered, if left like uncovered for a long period of time, dust and grime will gather in the mechanical parts of the typewriter and cause issues such as sticking keys, etc. Try to keep it covered […]
On the workbench today is this beautiful bright red Olympia Splendid 33 manual portable typewriter. This particular typewriter dates to 1960 or thereabouts, based on research. It arrived with sticking keys, a bell that didn’t work and the sound deadening material inside the typewriter had deteriorated to the point it was turning to dust, clogging up […]
On the workbench today is a rather dirty Olivetti Lettera 37 manual portable typewriter from the 1970’s . The typewriter arrived to us in poor condition from the UK, it was neglected, dirty and some issues like the broken main spring and draw band, sticking keys plus screws, and springs rattling about inside the typewriter. […]
