Joseph Edland stated that his objective was “to produce a type-writer of few parts which is specially adapted for private use, and which may be easily and correctly operated by…

  Despite its name, the Edison Mimeograph Typewriter was invented by Albert B. Dick and manufactured and sold by the A. B. Dick Company. To understand this attribution, one must look…

 The Duplex 2 is a beautiful and rare double-keyboard typewriter that appeared briefly after the original Duplex and just before the Jewett 1. It features a handsome double keyboard, a…

The Diskret (“discreet”) is a beautifully engineered typewriter with a remarkable dual purpose: it could be used as a conventional typewriter or as a cipher machine capable of producing coded…

 The Daugherty is an elegant typewriter that pioneered the essential design elements of the modern typewriter: four rows of straight keys, a single shift key, and, most importantly, typebars that…

  The Dart is a wondrous machine in its own right, but as it types letters consecutively onto a surface, it is very much a typewriter. As clearly stated in a…

  A short video of the Crandall New Model working.The Crandall We Never Knew – An illustrated articleThe Crandall New Model is among the most beautiful typewriters ever made. Its gracefully curved,…

 ‘The Crandall We Never Knew’ - An illustrated articleThis beautiful Crandall 1 features a rich, hand-painted Baroque-style decoration (see close-up below), with square, nickel-rimmed glass keys. With serial number 125,…

 The impressive Commercial Visible 6 has a distinct low profile with a narrow “waist,” and features an eye-catching gold decal, with an eagle, centered in the typewriter’s name.This typewriter uses…

‘Charles Spiro: Reaching Back in Time’ - An illustrated articleThe exquisite Columbia 2 typewriter shows several primary changes from the Columbia 1. Most notably, the type wheel now prints directly…