A LITTLE BIT ABOUT RIBBONS
WE ONLY USE A CUSTOM BLEND SILK RIBBON. IT GIVES THE DARKEST PRINT AND LASTS THE LONGEST. THEY ARE QUITE A BIT MORE EXPENSIVE THEN THE TYPICAL NYLON OR COTTON RIBBON MOST PEOPLE USE, BUT WILL OUT LAST A NYLON OR COTTON RIBBONS BY 2-3 TIMES - TYPING 1000 -1500 PAGES, AS OPPOSED TO 500 FROM NYLON AND 700 FOR COTTON
SHOPPING FOR A VINTAGE TYPEWRITER? LETS CLEAR UP SOME FACTS.
FIRST QUESTION YOU SHOULD ASK ANY SELLER OF A VINTAGE TYPEWRITER IS...."HAS THE PLATEN(RUBBER ROLLER), IN-FEED AND OUT-FEED ROLLER RUBBER BEEN REPLACED?"
...40+ YEAR OLD RUBBER IS NEVER....NEVER...NEVER IN GOOD CONDITION...IF SOMEONE SAYS THAT MOVE ON...PLATEN RUBBER EFFECTS TYPE QUALITY, TYPE FEEL AND SPEED OF THE TYPEWRITER...WE HAVE NEVER SEEN A VINTAGE PLATEN THAT WE WOULD EVER KEEP ON A TYPEWRITER...WE HAVE MANY TYPEWRITERS SENT TO US, THAT OTHERS HAVE TRIED TO REPAIR, COAT, RENEW, OR RECONDITION THE RUBBER..IT DOES NOT WORK
HERE IS A HIGH POWER MAGNIFICATION OF AN ORIGINAL PLATEN
2) THE DRAWBAND IS EITHER A COTTON STRING , FLAT CORD OR IN SOME CASE MONOFILIMENT LINE. IF IT IS ORIGINAL, IT WILL BREAK IN SHORT ORDER. MOST OF THEM DISINTEGRATE WHEN WE REMOVE THEM. MAKE SURE WHATEVER YOU BUY HAS A REPLACEMENT DRAWBAND
3)...A TYPEWRITER WAS MEANT TO OPERATE LUBRICANT FREE. OIL WILL MIX WITH PAPER FIBER AND MAKE SLUDGE. THEY SHOULD NOT BE OILED. IF SOMEONE SAYS THEY CLEANED AND OILED IT, THEN THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING
4)...WE GET 20 -30 TYPEWRITERS IN WEEKLY THAT HAVE BEEN "REFURBISHED" BY OTHER SELLERS. ASK FOR PICTURES THAT PROVE IT WAS REALLY REFURBISHED
5) IF IT IS TRULY REFURBISHED, ALL RUBBER SHOULD BE REPLACED...ALL ROLLERS, FEET, AND BUMPER STOPS...INSULATION COLLECTS SMELLS ANS SHOULD BE REPLACED..SPRINGS STRETCH OVER TIME AND DO NOT WORK AS WELL AS NEW...WE REPLACE ALL HIGH USE SPRINGS ..ON THE AVERAGE ABOUT 25 PER TYPEWRITER.
LASTLY, THE BEST RIBBON IS SILK, THEY HAVE THE DARKEST PRINT AND LAST TWICE AS LONG AS COTTON OR RAYON..... WE USE ONLY CUSTOM SILK RIBBONS
HAVE A MACHINE OF YOUR OWN YOU WOULD LIKE RESTORED? CONTACT US ABOUT PRICING. WE HAVE A LONG LIST OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS
QUESTIONS AT 2248001249
WHY BUY FROM US?
WE HAVE RESTORED THOUSANDS OF TYPEWRITERS AND CURRENTLY HAVE AN INVENTORY OF 200 IN PROCESS OF RESTORATION
1) PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED COLLECTABLE PRODUCTS
OUR TYPEWRITERS ARE PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS. OUR PLATENS ARE RECOVERED WITH NEW RUBBER NOT JUST CLEANED. OUR TYPEWRITER FEET ARE REPLACED WITH NEW SO YOUR TYPEWRITER STAYS PUT AS YOU TYPE. OUR TECHS SPEND OVER 15 HOURS RESTORING EACH MACHINE TO FACTORY NEW CONDITION
2) WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
EACH TYPEWRITER PICTURED SHOWS THE ACTUAL TYPEWRITER YOU GET AND THE ACTUAL UNIT AS IT IS WORKED ON...WHY WOULD YOU TRUST A SELLER THAT DOES NOT SHOW THE TYPEWRITER BEING WORKED ON?
3) FULL WARRANTY
OUR TYPEWRITERS CARRY A FULL 90 DAY WARRANTY AND A LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY
4) THOUSANDS OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS
WE HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF CUSTOMERS FROM PROFESSIONAL WRITERS TO COLLECTORS TO MUSEUMS THAT PROUDLY DISPLAY OUR TYPEWRITERS
Buy it Now items require immediate payment by Paypal. Regular auction items paid by Paypal, must be paid within three days or item will be relisted. ASK US HOW YOU CAN SAVE $18-60 ON YOUR PURCHASE BEFORE YOU BUY. We appreciate your prompt payment and strive to get your item shipped within 24 hours (Excluding weekends) of receiving payment.
We are an environmentally conscious seller. Whenever possible we use recycled boxes and packing materials. Each Machine is bubble wrapped with large bubble, then shrink wrapped, then surrounded with 2-3" of impact absorbing foam on each side of machine. Most boxes are custom cut and reconstructed to insure your item is secure for safe arrival. Shipping charges are only what we are charged from the shipper. If you are unhappy with the price of the shipping please do not bid on our items. Under's new guidelines, charges sellers a fee on everything we ship. This means that between all of's fee 15% of everything you buy goes to and their fee structure. We make NOTHING on the shipping it is the exact cost of shipping, EBAY fee's and packing materials. Most items are shipped with 24 hours of payment. All items are insured for full value. In the unlikely event that an item is damaged, notify use immediately, and please save all the packing materials and boxes. Pickup is welcome on all items. Select items can be shipped to Canada, no other international shipping is accepted WE DO NOT REDUCE OR REFUND ANY SHIPPING CHARGES
If you are unhappy with an item and wish to return it, you need to notify us IMMEDIATELY. Buyer is responsible for all shipping charges. ALL ITEMS RETURNED MUST BE IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN THEY WERE WHEN THEY WERE SHIPPED....ITEMS NOT PROPERLY PACKED OR INSURED WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED..WE MUST BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY IF YOU PLAN TO RETURN..We accept Paypal. We strive to make your shopping with us a very positive experience, and hope to have you as a repeat customer!!! Please note, what you see is what you get...we photography your actual item going thru service and as a finish product. Only what is shown, or stated in the add is included. Thanks for shopping with us, we are positive you will love your typewriter
BEWARE OF TYPEWRITERS THAT SAY THEY HAVE BEEN SERVICED AND OILED...THESE ARE PRECISION MACHINES AND WERE NOT MEANT TO BE OILED...THE OIL WILL MIX WITH PAPER FIBERS AND CORRECTION FIBERS AND BECOME GLUE. IF A TYPEWRITER HAS TO BE OILED TO WORK, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG
WE HAVE BEEN SELLING FOR 13 YEARS...AND A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS FOR 43 YEARS...
FAST AND FRIENDLY SERVICE...REASONABLE SHIPPING RATES...WE COMBINE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS THAT CAN SHIP TOGETHER...NEW ITEMS LISTED DAILY
NOTE ABOUT OUR TYPEWRITERS:
WE SELL ONLY QUALITY, FULLY RESTORED TYPEWRITERS. MANY PLACES SELL MACHINES THAT ARE"SERVICED", WHICH CAN MEAN THEY ADDED OIL, DUSTED IT OFF, AND HAVE TYPED WITH IT.
OUR MACHINES ARE "PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED". OUR TYPEWRITER SPECIALIST ARE FACTORY TRAINED, RETIRED SERVICE PEOPLE. THEY TAKE EVERYTHING APART, CLEAN, REPLACE WORN PARTS, ASSEMBLE & ADJUST. THE AVERAGE TIME WE SPEND RESTORING A MACHINE IS 15-20 HOURS. TYPEWRITER REPAIR CAN GET COSTLY FAST, DON'T BUY A MACHINE THAT HAS NOT BEEN FULLY SERVICED. WE DOCUMENT OUR ENTIRE SERVICE PROCEDURE. OUR SPECIALISTS HAVE 20+ YEARS EXPERIENCE. YOU ARE BUYING A MACHINE THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME, BUYING OURS WILL MAKE SURE IT WILL GIVE YOU YEARS OF CAREFREE SERVICE
HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE DO
AFTER YEARS OF SERVICE DIRT AND PAPER FIBER COMBINE WITH OIL TO FORM A FILM THAT CAN CAUSE THE TYPEWRITER TO PERFORM POORLY
NOTICE THE GRIME AND GUNK ON THE CARRIAGE MECHANISM
AFTER CLEANING IMAGE
AFTER OUR CLEANING PROCESS THE CARRIAGE IS CLEAN LIKE NEW
THE CARRIAGE IS MOVED BY A STRING OR A FLAT CORD CONNECTED TO A STRONG SPRING. ORIGINAL RETURN STRINGS WERE MADE OF A COTTON STRING OR FLAT CORD AND ROT WITH AGE... WE REPLACE THEM WITH HIGHER STRENGTH NYLON CORD AND BRAID FOR A MUCH LONGER SERVICE LIFE
RECOVERING THE PLATENS IS AN EXPENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING FEATURE, BUT MAKES A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE IN HOW THE TYPEWRITER WORKS
THIS PLATEN LOOKS GOOD
BUT IN REALITY IT IS NOT ----IF YOU HIT IT WITH A BLUNT OBJECT IT SHATTERS
THE PLATENS GET HARD AND THE PAPER SLIPS, THEY TYPE POORLY
AND THEN THIS HAPPENS
LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A USED AND NEW PLATEN
WE ALWAYS RECOVER ALL OUR PLATENS
TYPEWRITER FEET GET HARD AND ROT, AND DEFORM WHEN YOU TRY AND TYPE ON THESE FEET THE TYPEWRITER WILL SLIDE AWAY FROM YOU AS YOU TYPE
WE REPLACE THE FEET WITH NEW SUPPLE RUBBER FEET
THE NEW FOOT IS ON THE LEFT, THE ORIGINAL ON THE RIGHT
DUST AND DIRT COLLECT EVERYWHERE ON TYPEWRITERS... WE CLEAN EVERY PIECE BEFORE REASSEMBLY
BEFORE
NOTICE THE LARGE AMOUNT OF DUST AND DIRT ON THE TYPE TOUCH BAR IN FRONT OF THE KEYS
AFTER
CLEAN LIKE NEW
THIS ITHIS IS A HERMES 3000 REAR FRAME BEFORE CLEANING. THIS IS UNDER THE CARRIAGE AND NOT VISIBLE WITHOUT TAKING THE TYPEWRITER APART. THIS IS THE WAY MOST TYPEWRITERS LOOK AFTER 50 YEARS
AFTER CLEANING
LIKE FACTORY NEW...NO ONE DOES THE EXTENSIVE REFURBISHING THAT WE DO
HERE ARE TWO OLIVER TYPEWRITER CARRIAGES
THE ONE IN THE BACKGROUND HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED. THE ONE IN THE FOREGROUND IS FINISHED
ALL OUR MACHINE GO THRU THE SAME SERVICING, CLEANING AND ADJUSTMENT CHECK LIST. THIS ASSURES YOU OF A QUALITY TYPEWRITER YOU WILL CHERISH FOR GENERATIONS
HERE IS WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT OUR MACHINES!!
SMITH CORONA SILENT SUPER
As a writer who needed a solid tool that would allow him to turn away from the glowing screens and their endless distractions, I did a lot of research.
I discovered what 3 models were my best bet for toughness, dependability, transparency of use, adaptability, ease of formatting and parts availability.
I culled through my local seller/service shops in L.A. and online and studied the finalists.
I took the plunge with your shop and your rebuilt 1957 Teal Blue Smith Corona Silent Super.
A new typing pad and dust cover were waiting for it.
The machine looks beautiful, inside and out. It performs even more beautifully.
Every lever, switch, rotation, tab and key clicks tightly and gently into place. The platen is a pillow.
You packed it perfectly and the packing will be saved for a future moving day.
You went to the trouble of printing and binding the original manual I had found online.
You left two indications the carriage was locked for packing and I had the words I needed to unlock it gently and properly.
Your accompanying materials were all wonderful, especially the thank you card with jellybeans and a case key attached.
Because of your craftsmanship, integrity and family business pride, this late-blooming flower of the machine age is in pristine 1957 condition and ready to write in 2016.
1965 HERMES 3000
Picked up the typewriter today, thank you.
I just want to say that your business is excellent. When you buy things through the internet you have to be aware that you may not receive what you thought and/or customer service may not be there.
I can certainly attest that your business does not fall into this category. You have been most helpful in every aspect and my wife could not have been more pleased with her Christmas gift.I have had a few people admire my wife?s typewriter as they were interested in possibly obtaining one in the future. I showed them your excellent website and they were impressed. I am certain that you will get some of their business.
1961 HERMES 3000
Exceptional service, great packing, and perfect timing on the shipping. Questions answered promptly and gave me great confidence in my choice. Their refurbished Hermes 3000 classic is working flawlessly, and I don't think it's an exaggeration on their part when they say it's good for another 50 years! The whole experience was very satisfying; this machine will delight me and support my work for a long time...
EXC 1925 UNDERWOOD # 3 WIDE CARRIAGE NO 5 TYPEWRITER
The typewriter arrived today safe and sound, and it is gorgeous! You did a great job of restoring it, and packing it too. Thanks much!
SERVICED ROYAL SIGNET MANUAL PORTABLE TYPEWRITER
Hurray for this transaction! This Seller is a Favorite from now on. thank you
EXCELLENT ANTIQUE UNDERWOOD NO 5 TYPEWRITER SERVICED
super fast shipping and great communications, a A+++er, highly recommended
EXC 1932 CORONA STANDARD RESTORED PORTABLE TYPEWRITER
Great item, packed well, shipped quickly
1961 HERMES 3000 RESTORED VINTAGE PORTABLE TYPEWRITER
Typewriter was extremely well packed and in beautiful condition. Would buy from again
EXC 1946 ROYAL QUIET DELUXE TYPEWRITER W/ GLASS KEYS
Great service and item!!
SERVICED OLIVETTI UNDERWOOD 315 PORTABLE TYPEWRITER
Super secure packing,its like brand new
VINTAGE METAL CHIC TYPEWRITER TYPING PC PRINTER STAND
great table, just as described - packed and shipped safely - thanks
OLIVETTI UNDERWOOD LETTERA 32 PORTABLE TYPEWRITER
I am so pleased with my typewriter; I'd certainly recommend them to others
COPY OF THE WARRANTY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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IF YOU ARE UNHAPPY WITH YOUR ITEM, CONTACT US BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK SO WE CAN RESOLVE ANY ISSUES YOU MIGHT HAVE. OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPART WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU
