THE RESTORATION PROCESS

The following reconditioning steps are executed to restore beauty, functionality, reliability, and provide lasting value

WE FEEL WE DO THE MOST EXTENSIVE RESTORATIONS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE. WE ARE LISTED AS AUTHORIZED REPAIR OUTLETS FOR ALL MAJOR MANUFACTURERS. WE OFFER EVERYTHING FROM MINOR REPAIR TO FULL REPAINT, DECAL AND RESTORATION SERVICES. WE HAVE EXAMPLES OF OUR WORK DISPLAYED IN MULTIPLE MUSEUMS AROUND THE COUNTRY

WHEN SHOPPING FOR A VINTAGE TYPEWRITER ONE OF THE FIRST QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK ANY BUSINESS OR INDIVIDUAL IS IF THE PLATEN AND THE INFEED AND OUT-FEED ROLLERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE PLATEN AND THE FEED ROLLERS SIGNIFICANTLY EFFECT HOW THE TYPEWRITER WORKS. THEY EFFECT THE TYPE QUALITY, SPEED AND FEEL OF THE TYPEWRITER. THERE IS NEVER…NEVER ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO 50+ YEAR OLD RUBBER TO MAKE IT WORK WELL AGAIN. WE HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE “TRICKS” PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO EITHER RECONDITION OR CHANGE THE PLATENS. THIS IS NOTHING BUT POOR BUSINESS PRACTICE. THESE ITEMS SHOULD ALWAYS BE REPLACED

 
A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS FOR 48 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 CONNECTED TO A STRONG SPRING.  ORIGINAL RETURN STRINGS WERE MADE OF A COTTON STRING AND ROT WITH AGE... WE REPLACE THEM WITH HIGHER STRENGTH NYLON CORD 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

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 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

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 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