Clickety Clack Typewriters

09/01/2026

Hope everyone is enjoying National Letter Writing Day!

08/27/2026

This Facit Typewriter just came in to the shop. The wrong lubricants were used causing this machine to be stuck. Clickety Clack Typewriters

08/13/2026

This is an escapement from a Royal O and a later Royal quite deluxe just minor mounting points but definitely the same pawl that normally breaks if a tooth out of a star wheel is broken in shipping. Thought I would share. Clickety Clack Typewriters

08/07/2026

Current project on the bench. An Optima Elite 3 with custom paint, powder coated and shot with a clear coat.

07/30/2026

For those that don’t know, Tom Eggert is typewriter enthusiast that keeps the revolution alive. Thank you for stopping by the shop today!

07/09/2026

Working on a customer’s Re*****on No. 6 Upstrike also known as the “blind writer”.

07/02/2026

06/30/2026

Here’s another twist to the use of a typewriter from someone that has a gift for art.

06/27/2026

We have added a new addition to the museum. We have a Hebrew language typewriter that uses an Olivetti 32 typewriter. Yes it types right to left. Pretty neat engineering on this.

06/23/2026

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