I have a number of typewriters. I wouldn't call myself a "hardcore collector" by any means, but I gradually started picking up typewriters after becoming interested in antique adding machines. 

My collection currently consists of a Blickensderfer No. 5, Oliver No. 2 and Oliver No. 9, Remington No. 2 (alas, missing some parts but the price was right) and a Burroughs Electric. In newer machines, I have a Remington Noiseless portable and a Royal Futura 800, though these last two are in another state at the moment... A Silver-Reed Sovereign 750, a Selectric I, and, most recently acquired in my quest for a couple of manual typewriters that I can actually use for some writing, an Olympia SM3 and a Sears Tower Chieftain II, which is really a rebranded SC Skyriter. 

I thought I'd join up here because although I have a good grasp of the history of typewriters, my knowledge of how to maintain them and fix them up is far more limited. 

Hi,

My interest is mainly in portables most of which seem to be quite 'modern' at the moment. I sell books as a profession and refurbishing typewriters was really a hobby, but it seems to have turned into an interesting sideline, I suppose they fit quite well alongside the books. 

Currently I have a few sitting about, some of which will probably stay with me. They are a Smith Corona Ghia, Olympia Traveller DeLuxe, Remington Monarch 2, Alder Tippa, Silver-Reed SR180 DeLuxe and a Silver Reed Silverette II.

 

Hi and welcome! I hope we get to hear more about your machines, both typewriters and other stuff you collect. Especially your television collection interests me, I don't previously know anyone who collects them.

Welcome to Typewriter Talk Pepe! Those are two very nice machines; I hope you'll post a few photos along with how you ended up with them in the Standard Typewriters sub-forum. 

Morning all.  My name's Kasper and I'm very pleased to find this group.  I'm a professional artist and museum art handler in Deptford, London, and in my art practice I mainly use typewriters, so I've managed to build up a small collection even though I primarily use just one Silver-Reed 500 as it has an extra wide carriage, which is useful...  There's a book out this month called 'Typewriter Art- a Modern Anthology' published by Laurence King, which very kindly has a page about me.  I've about 20 typewriters in my collection and the most recent addition is an Arabic Olivetti, so the script is beautiful and cursive and it types from right to left.  Look forward to posting some pictures soon, have a good day folks...