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The Collection

Hi, I’m Joel — I collect and restore antique typewriters, mechanical calculators, and the occasional mechanical curiosity, and I document the work on my YouTube channel, Dynamically Typed. This site is the companion catalogue for the collection.

It currently holds 81 typewriters, 3 mechanical calculators, and 3 other marvels20 with a companion video, plus 5 events & channel extras.

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Typewriters81

Photo from the Adler Klien Adler 1 gallery

Adler Klien Adler 1

1923

Thrust action

In shipping
Photo from the Adler Tippa 1 gallery

Adler Tippa 1

1967

In shipping
Photo from the Adler Mod. 7 gallery

Adler Mod. 7

Thrust

Unsure
Photo from the Adler Mod. 7 gallery

Adler Mod. 7

1929

Thrust

Unsure
Photo from the Adler Klein Adler No. 2 gallery

Adler Klein Adler No. 2

1930

Thrust

In progress
Photo from the American No. 2 gallery

American No. 2

1893

Index

Non-functional
Photo from the Bar-Let No. 1 gallery

Bar-Let No. 1

1931

Blue

Unsure
Photo from the Bar-Lock Portable gallery

Bar-Lock Portable

1938

Combined escapment and mainspring

Unsure
Photo from the Bennett gallery

Bennett

1911-12

Smallest

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Two Bing typewriters

Bing No. 2

1927-1929

Toy/Education

Unsure
Two Bing typewriters

Bing No. 2

1927-1929

Toy/Education

Needs work
Photo from the Blickensderfer Home gallery

Blickensderfer Home

1915

Works
Photo from the Blickensderfer No. 7 gallery

Blickensderfer No. 7

early-mid 1903

Unsure

Blickensderfer No. 5

Needs work

Blickensderfer No. 5

1898

Unsure
Photo from the Calanda Luxe gallery

Calanda Luxe

Hermes competitor

Works
Photo from the Caligraph No. 2 gallery

Caligraph No. 2

1883

upstrike, wood key levers

In progress
Photo from the Chicago No. 1 gallery

Chicago No. 1

typesleeve w/ keyboard

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Photo from the Cole Steel Portable gallery

Cole Steel Portable

1958

Green

Unsure
Photo from the Colombia Bar-Lock No. 8 gallery

Colombia Bar-Lock No. 8

9/1898 - 12/1900

bar lock

In progress
Photo from the Continental Klein gallery

Continental Klein

1932

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Fox, Perkeo, Corona, and Erika folding typewriters

Corona No. 3

late 1921

Folding

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Photo from the Emerson No. 3 gallery

Emerson No. 3

1913

Side-facing typebars

Needs work
Erika folding typewriters, 3 and 1

Erika (S&N) Model 1

1911

Folding

Unsure
Photo from the Erika (S&N) Model 3? gallery

Erika (S&N) Model 3?

1922

Folding

Unsure
Fox Portable 2 and Oliver Portable typewriters

Fox Portable No. 2

1920

Folding

Unsure
Photo from the Frolio MW gallery

Frolio MW

typesleeve index

Unsure
Photo from the Gritzner gallery

Gritzner

Flat printing

Unsure

Groma Kolibri

Iconic Ultraportable

In progress

Hall (Braille) Braille Writer

Original Brailler

Needs work
Photo from the Hall (Index) Salem gallery

Hall (Index) Salem

1887

First commercially successful index

In progress
Photo from the Hammond Multiplex Portable gallery

Hammond Multiplex Portable

1915, probably 1919-1921

Mathematical

Unsure
Photo from the Hammond No. 12 gallery

Hammond No. 12

1907 or 1908

In progress
Photo from the Helios gallery

Helios

1909-1914

triple shift

Unsure
Photo from the Hispano-Olivetti Studio 46 gallery

Hispano-Olivetti Studio 46

Needs work
Bennett and IBM Selectric typewriters

IBM Selectric 723

1965

11in platen, fabric, 12cpi

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Photo from the Ideal (S&N) A3 gallery

Ideal (S&N) A3

1906

Carriage and basket shift

Unsure
Photo from the Imperial B gallery

Imperial B

1915

curved keyboard, replaceable action

In progress
Photo from the Imperial Good Companion gallery

Imperial Good Companion

1944

cork platen

Works
Photo from the Junior (Spain) 58 gallery

Junior (Spain) 58

Unsure
Photo from the Junior (Spain) 58 gallery

Junior (Spain) 58

white

Needs work
Photo from the Kanzler 3 gallery

Kanzler 3

1910

swing/thrust action, multi-key slugs

Unsure
Photo from the L.C. Smith No. 8 gallery

L.C. Smith No. 8

1915-1916

Non-functional
Photo from the L.C. Smith No. 3 gallery

L.C. Smith No. 3

1916-1920

Long Carriage (14")

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Photo from the LaSalle Master Model 4 gallery

LaSalle Master Model 4

1927-1949

Stenotype

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Photo from the Merritt gallery

Merritt

Linear index, steel type

Unsure

Mignon Modell 2

2D Index

Unsure
Photo from the Molle No. 3 gallery

Molle No. 3

1919

Easy to service, rare MT logo

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New American No. 5

1906, 1890

Index (basically an Odell)

Unsure

Nippo P-200

Japanese made

Unsure
Photo from the Noiseless Portable gallery

Noiseless Portable

Steel Platen, noiseless mechanism

Unsure
Photo from the Odell No. 4 gallery

Odell No. 4

1904

Index

Unsure
Fox Portable 2 and Oliver Portable typewriters

Oliver Portable

1954

British made

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Photo from the Oliver No. 9 gallery

Oliver No. 9

1920-1921

Long Carriage

Works
Photo from the Olympia SF De Luxe gallery

Olympia SF De Luxe

1964

Script typeface #69

Works
Photo from the Olympia SM4 gallery

Olympia SM4

1959

"Professional Elite" typeface, 11 cpi, #41

Works
Fox, Perkeo, Corona, and Erika folding typewriters

Perkeo No. 2?

Folding

Unsure
Remington Junior and Remington Portable 2 typewriters

Remington Portable (2)

1925

▶ YouTubeUnsure
Photo from the Remington Junior gallery

Remington Junior

1914-1919

first segment double shift, ribbon spools hidden

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Photo from the Remington Rand KMC gallery

Remington Rand KMC

1946

Set/Clear Tab, KMC

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Photo from the Rheinmetall Portable gallery

Rheinmetall Portable

Unsure

Rico A1

Rare 2D index toy

Unsure
Photo from the Royal Quiet De Luxe gallery

Royal Quiet De Luxe

early 1949

Two-tone Dreyfuss

Works
Photo from the Royal No. 5 "Flatbed" gallery

Royal No. 5 "Flatbed"

1913

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Photo from the Silver-Reed Color PenGraph EB50 gallery

Silver-Reed Color PenGraph EB50

1984+

Electronic, plotter-like pens

Works
Photo from the Silver-Reed 8700 gallery

Silver-Reed 8700

1978

Electric

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Photo from the Smith Corona Super G gallery

Smith Corona Super G

Karmann Ghia styling

In progress
Photo from the Smith Corona Sears Constellation (6 Series, Galaxie?) gallery

Smith Corona Sears Constellation (6 Series, Galaxie?)

Double Gothic typeface

Unsure

Smith Corona Flattop

Unsure
Photo from the Smith Corona Skyriter gallery

Smith Corona Skyriter

1955

classic ultraportable

Works
Photo from the Smith Premier No. 10 (10-A) gallery

Smith Premier No. 10 (10-A)

late 1909

Only front-strike with full keyboard

Works
Stoewer Elite, Kanzler, and Tip-Tip typewriters

Stoewer Elite

1914

tipped spools

Unsure

The Fox No. 23

Unsure
Photo from the Tip Tip gallery

Tip Tip

small 2D index

Works
Photo from the Toshiba 1400FL gallery

Toshiba 1400FL

1954

Japanese Index

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Photo from the Underwood Standard Portable gallery

Underwood Standard Portable

1926

3 bank

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Photo from the Underwood No. 5 gallery

Underwood No. 5

1919

first commercial visible typewriter

▶ YouTubeWorks
Photo from the Underwood Champion gallery

Underwood Champion

1937

Tripod case

Works
Photo from the Virotyp gallery

Virotyp

Hand-held index

In progress

Western Stamping Co. Tom Thumb Junior

Toy Index

Unsure

Western Stamping Co. Tom Thumb

Toy

Unsure

Mechanical Calculators3

Other Marvels3

Past machines on the channel2

Events & channel extras5