Underwood SX-100 is what mine looks like. I got it from my Mom, no idea where she got it because she married my Dad in 1949. Perhaps the model earlier they don’t have a picture of?
Have a free working swintec electric with ribbon in San Jose if someone wants it.
I have my mother’s 1950s Remington. But it has such a light action that you have to put it on a towel or rubber pad, and even then it bounces all over the place. You have to type about 5 wpm. I don’t know how she did it. She was a tiny woman so maybe it was like a typewriter for elves.
In my office at home (but not on my desk) I have a Sears electric typewriter. It was originally bought by my parents around 1970. I’m pretty sure it’s still in perfect working condition, although I haven’t used it in ages.
I don’t have one. I wonder if you can still buy a new manual typewriter anywhere?
Absolutely. As I mentioned, Amazon has them. But honestly, if you find a used one that works it is just as good (if not better).
I want one of the clear plastic ones that are made for use in prisons.
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But how would you compile your code? 
I recently inherited my grandfather’s 1929 Underwood Portable, which seemed to be fairly low-mileage; the only problem was that the rollers had somehow melted and fused with the platen. I pried them apart and used shrink-tubing to revive the rollers, bought some new ribbon, and now it works great!
Although I’d used an electric typewriter as a kid, I didn’t have much experience with manual typewriters. I’ve been typing journal entries on it, and there’s something refreshing about the dynamic of thinking much faster than I can possibly type. Even though I’m typing slower, the time commitment isn’t any greater, because I’m composing sentences in my head rather than constantly revising as I go. I’ll definitely be using it for first drafts of anything creative.
I scored one from a thrift shop, along with a cigarette holder, for my Hunter S. Thompson 'tume a few Halloweens ago.
The mytypewriter.com source does international deliveries to Europe and Asia. They don’t list the price, though, so I don’t know if it’s reasonable or not. I suspect it can’t be that bad.
Some jerk is selling on Etsy a used Olivetti 35i with the fabulous “carrying case” for $175.
Wow, I bet mine with the better keyboard would get even more bread! The truth is out there!
This thread keep on rising…so I’ll chime in and say…Yea I have one in a case w/ a few ribbons and some whiteout.
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Lord, never buy a typewriter off of etsy. If you check ebay’s completed listings, you’ll see that a Olivetti LETTERA 35i in good shape goes for $50 or under.
Sometimes, when I see someone trying to sell a battered Royal with a sticky E key on craigslist for a couple hundred, I have to fight the urge to write and ask where the hell they got that price.
I have a 1964 model Royal-blue frame, white keyboard, in mint condition (hasn’t been used in 30 years). Is it worth anything?
A portable? Is it like this one? Under $50. Pretty, though. Might be cool to give it to a kid who seems bit by that writing bug, just as something different to try out.
The thing is, those portable ones just don’t wear out and don’t get thrown away, so there are tons still kicking around out there. I have to remind myself to not buy them now when I see them at flea markets and so on, because I have too many. Unless they are particularly cool.
Manual portable Olivetti that works–when my kid saw it he said, “Cool, it’s like a very slow hand printer.” Unfortunately the carrying case that came with it is kaput. (Broken zipper, broken handle.) I think the carrying cases are worth more than the typewriters on eBay and the like.
Also a Selectric, that also works and will type in either pica or elite! These are very cheap on eBay, I’ve noticed. Saw a couple for 1 cent. The shipping, however, will kill ya.
Anyone who responded affirmatively to this thread is now a member of the SDMB typing pool. So any of you out there who need something typed, just ask. You have your choice of fonts, even!