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Vintage Typewriters for Sale: Find Your Perfect Machine!

Buy, sell, clean, and repair vintage typewriters in southeastern MN

“Help! My old typewriter is not working…”

We offer cleaning and repair services!

**$55 per hour bench fee on manual typewriters**
**$75 per hour bench fee on IBM Selectrics**

We also have new ribbons available for most pre-1980 machines.

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Browse by Decade:
1890s — 1900s — 1910s — 1920s — 1930s — 1940s — 1950s — 1960s — After 1969

Browse by Size:
Desktops — Portables — Ultraportables — Toy Collectibles — Adding Machines, Etc.

Or simply browse our inventory below!

These are some of the vintage machines currently available for sale.
All of these typewriters have been cleaned and are functional (unless otherwise noted).
JET
1950 Underwood Leader
(Manual Portable with Case)
FOR SALE $135
ANGELICA
1924 LC Smith Model 3 (Desktop)
FOR SALE $135
JULIE
1960s Smith Corona Electra 110
(Electric Portable with Case)
FOR SALE $135
MONDRIAN
1960s Smith Corona Galaxie Deluxe 10
Fully-Functional Art
FOR SALE $1,200
QUINN
1955 Underwood Leader
(Manual Portable with Dust Cover)
FOR SALE $145
PRIDE
1949 Smith-Corona Super Speed
(Desktop with SPECIAL FONT)
FOR SALE $90
GINGER JOHNSON
1960s Smith Corona Coronet 12
(Electric Portable with Case)
FOR SALE $145
THE SCREAMING MIMI
1960 Royal FP
(Desktop with SPECIAL FONT)
FOR SALE $175
DARTH TYPER
2006 Generation 3000
(Manual Portable with Case)
FOR SALE $90
WILLY
1968 Scheidegger Typomatic TMS (Adler J4)(German Keyboard)
(Manual Portable with Case)
FOR SALE $145
GREGORY
1932 LC Smith & Corona Model 8
(Desktop)
FOR SALE $175
TUXEDO
1965 Sears Electric Twelve
(Electric Portable with CURSIVE)
FOR SALE $350
KING MACK
1921 Royal Model 10
(Desktop)
FOR SALE $275
THE TOPLESS TANGERINE
1971 Adler Contessa (no ribbon cover)
(Orange Ribbon)
(Manual Portable with Dust Cover)
FOR SALE $135
KITTY
1933 Corona Flattop (Maroon)
(Manual Portable with Case)
PENDING SALE $175
OLIVE
1913 Oliver No. 5
(Desktop)
PENDING SALE $350
ISADORA
1974 Underwood 315
(Manual Portable with CURSIVE)
PENDING SALE $450
HIGGINS
IBM Selectric II (Black)
(Electric Desktop with Dust Cover)
PENDING SALE $350
Ostara
OSTARA
1959 Olympia SM3
(Manual Portable with CURSIVE)
PENDING SALE $550
GADSBY
1947 Remington Rand Deluxe Model 5 (No letter “i”, includes Gadsby novel)
COMING SOON (Repair in Progress)
JULIANA
Smith Corona DeVille125
Electronic Typewriter
COMING SOON (Repair In Progress)
RANDY
1978 Remington 700 Electric
COMING SOON (Repair In Progress)
NIGEL (Non-Functional)
1911 Smith Premier Model 10-A (Desktop)
FOR SALE $95
PETER (Non-Functional)
1913 Smith Premier Model 10-B (Desktop)
FOR SALE $95
Burroughs Black Class 3
1919 Adding Machine
ON SALE $20
Burroughs Grey Class 9 “Portable”
1948 Adding Machine
ON SALE $20
THE OLIVER CARRYING CASE LID
FOR SALE $150
SMITH PREMIER CARRYING CASE
FOR SALE $150
SHIRLEY
1920s Simplex Practical 200
Index Typewriter
COMING SOON
PASO ROBLES
1930s Simplex Practical 300
Index Typewriter
COMING SOON
MARK
1930s Marx Super Dial
Index Typewriter
COMING SOON

Not ready to commit to buying a typewriter yet?
No problem! We offer weekly and monthly…

Typewriter Rentals

Consider renting a typewriter for your wedding weekend or for a whole month.

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Check out all of the beautiful machines that have already found new homes!

Ticka Ticka Ding, LLC is located just outside Mantorville, MN,
just 20 miles west of Rochester.
Contact us today!

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