by Richard Polt | May 26, 2026 | safari
I just reduced my typewriters by about 2/3: in approximate numbers, I sold 100 machines and gave away 100 parts machines, leaving 100 in my collection. But of course that doesn’t mean I’m not interested in typewriters anymore! It’s still fun to go on...
by Richard Polt | Nov 1, 2025 | safari
What’s at the crowded antique mall today?A Smith-Corona Cougar Deluxe for $32.95:A dirty Underwood no. 5 reduced to $125:A clean Underwood no. 6 (?) reduced to $349:A Royal KMM for $39:And another Royal KMM for $29.99:And yet another KMM for $29:And yet another...
by Richard Polt | Oct 4, 2025 | safari
I took a couple of days to drive to Milwaukee’s QWERTYFEST from Cincinnati, stopping to see an old friend and, of course, hitting a few shops in this antique-rich part of the country. Here are some places I drove through, and some typewriters I spotted. Can you...
by Richard Polt | Jul 3, 2025 | safari
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...
by Richard Polt | Apr 20, 2025 | safari, Smith-Corona
I attended a conference in Bloomington, Indiana this weekend. On the way there, I stopped at two midsized antique malls, which had zero typewriters. On the way back, I stopped at the creatively named Exit 76 Antique Mall in Edinburgh, Indiana—but everything there was...
by Richard Polt | Apr 6, 2025 | Noiseless, Remington, safari
Well, it wasn’t the happiest 24 hours in this collector’s life. But at least I didn’t spend any money! On eBay yesterday, someone (one of you?)* outbid me for a unique item that would have been a real gem for my collection: a prototype Remington...
