I saw this on boingboing the other day and thought you all might be interested. There’s an excellent website dedicated to old typewriters called The Classic Typewriter Page, whichincludes typewriter facts, how to restore typewriters, and plenty of links and pictures.
I have to admit there is a certain romance in owning and writing on one of these beautiful machines. I think I make too many mistakes for writing on a typewriter to be practical, though. I did learn to type on an actual typewriter, though. I wonder if they still teach “typing” in High School?
I think my favorite is the 1935/1936 Royal.
The Struggling Writer 
*sigh*
Is it crazy to think that I write better on a typewriter?
Oh, I *love* typewriters! They are so beautiful. I had a fairly cheap one when I was young, and then when I was in the US I found an absolutely stunning antique one… sadly, it didn’t work, but just looking at it was inspiring!
Hard to imagine all those great long novels being typewritten or even written longhand!
My wife learned to type in the late 1940’s. Can you believe that she has never used an electric typewriter, word processor or computer ?
Big John – that is pretty amazing!