Please have a look at the typewriters in my collection and I think you will see how beautiful and unusual the early typewriters were.

A description of the typewriter accompanies each picture.

My collection is really just the tip of the iceberg, as literally hundreds of distinct collectible typewriters were manufactured. There are so many more interesting models to add to my collection that my search will never end. For a collector, though, this is tantalizingly good news!

I also love to restore these typewriters. I have spent hundreds of hours working on a single one, dismantling every part to remove dirt, old oil and rust. It takes a lot of patience, but the pleasures of exploring the mechanisms of a hundred-year old typewriter, and the end result -- a beautiful, smoothly operating artifact -- is well worth it.

NEW! The latest addition to my collection is not actually a typewriter, but a beautiful display case. Click the image below to see how well my pieces have taken to their new home.

© , Martin Howard