Working Vintage Typewriters
Since 2021, DTW has proudly sold and carefully shipped working portable typewriters made between 1950 and 1980, the mid-century sweet spot of form and function. SCROLL DOWN TO SHOP NOW.
Events: Book a Typewriter Bar or Talk
Let DTW provide a full-service. walk-up typewriter bar with on-demand typist for your wedding or special gathering. Or bring a hands-on Typewriter Talk to your class. LEARN MORE
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Shop
Click a typewriter below to get details and reach out to purchase it. If you don’t see one you’d like, contact DTW to curate one for you.
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1961 Royal Futura 800
$295
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1972 Escort 55 (Olivetti)
$275
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![1967 Olympia SM9 typewriter]()
1967 Olympia SM9
$325
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1980 Sears Portable
$165
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1972 Wedgefield 100
$195
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![Adler J3 Typewriter]()
1963 Adler J3
$225
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![1973 Underwood 450 Typewriter]()
1973 Underwood 450
$195
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![1975 Hermes 3000]()
1975 Hermes 3000
$400
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ITALIC Olympia SM7
$385
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![Red Sears Toy Typewriter]()
1970s Sears Holiday (toy)
$40
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![1966 Olympia SM9 typewriter]()
1966 Olympia SM9
$375
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![1941 Smith-Corona Comet typewriter]()
1941 Smith-Corona Comet
$295
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![1947 Smith-Corona Clipper typewriter]()
1947 Smith-Corona Clipper
$250
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![1967 Olympia SM9 typewriter]()
1967 Olympia SM9
$375
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![1971 Sears Newport Typewriter]()
1971 Sears Newport
$195
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![Underwood 319 Typewriter]()
1978 Underwood 319
$175
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![1960 Cursive Olympia typewriter]()
CURSIVE 1960 Olympia SM4
$575
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![1995 Olympia Traveller C typewriter]()
1995 Olympia Traveller C
$140
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![CURSIVE 1965 Olympia SF]()
CURSIVE 1965 Olympia SF
$400
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![1980 Brother 100 typewriter]()
1980 Brother 100
$180
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![1962 Royal Futura 800]()
1962 Royal Futura 800
$195
DTW Services
Typewriter sales & events are just the beginning. DTW also changes ribbons, types custom invitations, teaches typewriter basics, and rents prop typewriters. Click the Plus Sign next to the service you’d like to know more about.
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Invoke the tactile elegance of hand-typed invitations for your wedding or other special gathering or announcement. CLICK HERE to contact DTW to inquire.
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Need a beautiful typewriter for short-term display at your event or buisness? We rent non-working machines for $50 (under three days) or $100 per week, with a refundable $100 deposit. CLICK HERE to contact DTW to inqure.
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Got a typewriter you’d like to learn how to use better? We can teach you the basics of your specific machine with an in-person lesson. CLICK HERE to contact DTW to inquire.
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Changing your typewriter ribbon can be a bit scary if you are new to doing it. If you are in the metro Detroit area, I am happy to change the ribbon on your typewriter for you for a small fee, even if it wasn’t purchased from Detroit Type Works. CLICK HERE to Contact DTW to arrange.
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Yes, DTW also buys typewriters! If you have a manual, portable typewriter you’d like to sell, CLICK HERE to contact DTW to inqure. DTW does not buy electric or non-portable machines.
About DTW
A writer first, I turned my love of using typewriters — because they’re distraction-free, beautiful, and satisfying — into your source for working, portable manual machines made between about 1950 and 1980.
