A fresh crop of typewriters at the antique mall!
One of them—you’ll see—had to come home with me.
Here’s a WIDE carriage Underwood with some issues. Looks like the seller rubbed oil on the paint and the rubber. On sale “as is—for display or refurbishment” for $59. Hmm. Fair enough.
A cute li’l Dial index typewriter, with wear and tear, for $29. Made by Marx. Remember that name …
A beefy Underwood Master, not in the best shape, $97.
Smith-Corona Super Sterling from the early ’60s, $64.95.
In a “smalls” case that rarely has typewriters, here’s an Underwood four-bank in brown woodgrain for $179. Missing the nuts that hold down the ribbon spools. Includes a sticker with an illustration of the typewriter on the inside of the case.
Remington Ten Forty, mildly yellowed, $97.95. I’ve seen it here before.
Royal “Quiet Deluxe” (actually HH), on sale for $99.
Wasn’t this here last summer and this spring? Nobody is biting. Certainly not me—in the storage closet at WordPlay I’ve already got five brown HH’s!
A classic Underwood no. 5 for $125. This looks familiar too.
This L. C. Smith ($65) has nice keys and would work pretty well if I replaced the missing drawband …
… but this L. C. Smith ($30) is very rough.
Here’s a good machine, a snappy Royal KHM made in 1937 for $39. Good deal, even though the side panels are missing. But did I go for it?
No. Instead, look what I spotted when I’d already given up hope and was heading for the exit!
It’s a kid’s imitation of the Olivetti Valentine, made by Marx. I’ve seen photos of a couple of these before. It was also sold as the Sears Adventure. But it’s rare—I have never before, in 31 years of collecting, spotted one in the wild. And the price? A mere $24.99.
Stay tuned for a full report on this super-cute little ‘writer.
Prices seem, well, a little high to me for machines that need to be brought back to working condition. The wide carriage underwood must’ve been designed for columns of numbers or folded newsletters or the like.