Clickety Clack Typewriters

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

04/11/2026

I know I know I have a ton of inventory that has been on the back burner. Here’s an SCM Techno/Cubic typeface referred to as blah blah blah boring in Smith Corona terms. 😂

04/09/2026

We are so excited to be a part of this year’s Unbound Book Festival in Columbia, MO! We will be bringing our typewriters to Nightjar in downtown COMO on April 18th, to help spark creative delight. We will be there from 9-12:00.

This premier literary festival is happening April 16th-19th. Click on the link below to see the full schedule. Come check it out!

https://www.unboundbookfestival.com/

Please note: The shop will be closed on 4/18 for this event.

04/03/2026

So someone dropped off a typewriter to us yesterday April 2, 2026 and I had decided to tinker with it. Check out the photos of the note, etc…I was able to get it working using a new product I had discovered.

04/01/2026

In Quiapo, a tiny repair shop is keeping typewriters alive proving old school machines still have a place today. Link at the comment section!

03/28/2026

Shout out to Rick Bingham for finding a Smith Premier Oiler and giving it to Clickety Clack Typewriters for our museum.