Clickety Clack Typewriters

06/23/2026

Happy National Typewriter Day! Christopher Latham Sholes was awarded a patent in 1868 for the typewriter. Happy Typing!

06/21/2026

I purchased a Graphotype Machine! That’s right, a military WWII era dog tag machine to restore and use for various projects at the shop and hopefully for customers to use.

06/12/2026

Here’s another refurbished double gothic type face Olympia SM3 with new rubber and powder coat paint with clear coat. I thought the orange ribbon does a nice job.This is another Rick Bingham typewriter. Clickety Clack Typewriters

06/11/2026

I did a refresh on this Olympia SM5 with a color change (powder coated and finished with a clear coat). To boot it has a fantastic typeface.

06/07/2026

A customer from out of town stopped by for a bit and then left and visited the Rolla Antique Mall and noticed an item we didn’t have for our museum. All I can say is I appreciated the phone call!

05/25/2026

Well I made another excursion down to Texas. Once again driving from Houston to Austin and then outside of Waco today and then home I scored this really old Underwood Champion keyboard advertisement. I’m curious as to the age. It’s on a canvas and the dowel rods are split to insert the fabric. It’s 36”x20” approximately

05/21/2026

https://www.missourinet.com/2026/05/20/tom-hanks-sends-vintage-typewriter-and-personal-letter-to-rolla-missouri-shop-owners-listen/

Here’s are Missourinet interview. Hope you enjoy it!

A small typewriter shop in Rolla, Missouri, got the attention of one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. After sending a letter to Academy Award-winning actor and noted typewriter collector Tom Hanks, Shane and Amanda Byrne, owners of Clickety Clack Typewriters Shop, received an incredible surprise in t...

05/15/2026

The shop will be closed next week, but if you need assistance, please text, email, or give us a call.
Thanks!

04/23/2026

A HUGE shoutout to Tom Hanks for gifting us a Re*****on Noiseless 77. Such an amazing gift! The letter from Tom is also cool, considering this marks Route 66 “Mother Road” 100th Anniversary.

04/17/2026

The shop is closed tomorrow so we can spread typewriter delight at the Unbound Book Festival in Columbia, MO!

We will be at Nightjar (810 E. Walnut St) from 9-12 p.m. These will not be your average typewriters. We will have several different typefaces (fonts) to spark your creativity.

Don’t forget to check the other great panels at the link below.

https://www.unboundbookfestival.com/panels-2026

https://www.nightjarartscollective.com