Burned out on Digital Everything, everywhere, all the time?
Watching words come alive on paper… it’s like a breath of fresh air.
It creates deeper thinking, real connections, and better writing.
That’s why we’ve been delivering inspiring, working typewriters since 2016.
The original DISTRACTION-FREE writing experience.
Write and think with PEACE OF MIND.
Imagine freedom from distraction, from internet, from screens.
Without the hassle of shady sellers, glitchy machines, shoddy ‘refurbishments’.
Classic Typewriter Co… not just a typewriter… a partnership!
Every machine is restored by a factory-trained technician with 40 years at the bench.
The perfect machine for writing.
When people see me typing, they are either shocked or intrigued.
Aren’t those machines dead? My father or grandfather used one… I remember it fondly.
But some people… they get it!
It's easy to see why they're coming back: the reliability, the beauty, the nostalgia, the focus, the printed word, the depth of thinking.
Buying a typewriter sight-unseen takes trust. Classic Typewriter Co. removes the risk three ways: a working-on-arrival guarantee, a one-to-three year warranty, and 100% lifetime trade-in credit toward any future machine.
We just want you writing, joyfully.
The Classic Typewriter Difference…
Classic Typewriter Co. has restored Golden Age manual typewriters since 2016.
Every machine includes:
Every machine is restored by a factory-trained technician with 40 years at the bench.
Every platen is recovered in real rubber. Never 3D-printed, never coated over.
Restoration includes new platen rubber, feed rollers, and feet.
Every machine ships with its original metal ribbon spools and a new upgraded fabric ribbon.
Every machine ships in its original case, or an upgraded indestructible flight case.
Working-on-arrival guarantee. If it doesn't work, we troubleshoot with you or take it back and fix it.
A one-to-three year warranty depending on the condition tier you select.
100% lifetime trade-in credit. Trade in toward an upgrade for whatever price you paid, forever.
Eco-friendly packaging, refined over thousands of shipments.
Video tutorial for your machine, with original or digital manual.
Custom Shipping Options via UPS or Fedex (calculated at checkout)
International Shipping
Ribbon subscriptions available.
Classic Typewriter Co. also restores the IBM Selectric.
Recommended Typewriters
Modern enough to be eminently practical, built before the plastic era.
Any of these will last the rest of your life. (It’s an investment in your writing life)
These machines were built before planned obsolescence.
Olivetti Lettera 32
Lettera 32
Cormac McCarthy's machine.
Italian design, 1963–1984.
Hermes 3000
50s Hermes 3000
Larry McMurtry wrote on a Hermes 3000 for thirty years.
Four Pre-war machines
Remington Model 5 Streamliner
Remington Model 5 Streamliner
Art Deco design, Ilion New York, 1937.
Underwood No. 5 Desktop
Underwood No. 5
The Machine most picture when they hear the word ‘typewriter’.
Smith Corona Sterling 5ax
60s Smith Corona Sterling
The elegant, understated workhorse
Smith Corona Super Sterling
Smith Corona Super Sterling
This '60s classic pairs well with flowers.
Corona Silent in Rare Maroon
Corona Silent In Maroon
One of the rarest colors ever produced.
Remington Noiseless Portable
Remington Noiseless
Other typewriters clattered. This one whispered.
Welcome to a grand tradition. Great Writing Done on Typerwriters.
IBM Correcting Selectric II in red.