The MapleField typewriter did not disappoint! I expected it to be junk, and it is. This machine was made by Shanghai Weilv Mechanism Company...

 

Last summer, I sold my Royal KHM to Cincinnati writer Katherine Durack, who wanted to use it to type some of her research on Margaret Longle...

Here's yesterday's find after I cleaned it, lubed it, touched up the paint, installed a new drawband (Kevlar kite string—very tough,...

What's at the crowded antique mall today? A Smith-Corona Cougar Deluxe for $32.95: A dirty Underwood no. 5 reduced to $125: A clean Unde...