| Typewriters are popular collectibles,
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| | working condition, consequently they are
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| especially very early models, and
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| | worth very little.Tips* There are no
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| typewriters with past famous owners or a
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| | catalogues or price guides for old
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| particularly interesting pedigree, which
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| | typewriters such as those you'll find
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| often fetch very high prices on
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| | updated annually for postcards and
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| eBay.Because they're bulky, often dirty,
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| | stamps, coins and ceramics. There simply
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| need lots of careful cleaning and
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| | aren't enough collectors, or typewriters,
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| sometimes repairs, most typewriters, old
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| | to warrant special listings. Value, like
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| and modern, are overlooked and fetched
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| | many low volume collectibles is best
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| low prices at local offline auction
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| | determined at auction, and is the point
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| houses.Despite this, anyone prepared to
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| | where the price someone is willing to pay
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| spend time cleaning, researching,
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| | matches what the current owner will
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| repairing and eventually packing a
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| | accept. By far the highest prices are
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| typewriter, will find ready bidders on
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| | paid for typewriters in good, clean,
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| eBay in both the UK and USA, and no doubt
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| | working condition, with or without
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| other country sites, too.Typewriters
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| | restoration work.* You should clean
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| don't always fetch fabulous prices, but
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| | typewriters carefully, getting right into
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| most early typewriters, from the late
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| | the tiniest of grooves without causing
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| 1800s and early 1900s rarely go unsold on
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| | damage to keys which were often long and
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| eBay so you're almost always going to
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| | spindly and unexpectedly delicate. I
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| make money.Recent eBay prices range from
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| | found the most comprehensive guide to
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| £73 for an early Empire Typewriter from
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| | cleaning old typewriters at: just a tiny
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| 1892, to £380 for a Salter Standard
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| | few of their suggestions:'A toothbrush
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| Victorian Typewriter in original tin
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| | and a nail brush can be helpful.For a
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| carry case. More unusual typewriter
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| | gentler initial cleaning on a basically
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| types attract premium prices, such as a
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| | clean machine, try Endust or Pledge (be
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| Braille typewriter that went for £142
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| | cautious around decals (transfers), as
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| and an early double keyboard model that
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| | occasionally these products can harm
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| fetched £127.Outside of eBay some far
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| | them).For an even gentler and safer
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| higher prices have been achieved for very
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| | cleaning, simply use a few drops of
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| early and unusual typewriter models which
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| | dishwashing liquid dissolved in
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| are worth remembering at buying
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| | water.Q-tips (similar to cotton buds) are
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| expeditions. For example, at Sotheby's a
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| | very nice for cleaning hard-to-reach
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| Merritt typewriter from 1895 went for
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| | areas.For initial dust removal, the
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| £715 some years ago, and at Koln in
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| | vacuum-cleaner hose attachment kits sold
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| Germany The Auction Team valued a rare
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| | in computer and computer supply stores
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| Imperial Typewriter, one of only three
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| | and catalogues work very well!'* Best
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| known to exist, at between £7,000 and
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| | places to buy are at general auction or
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| £8,000.Since the first successful
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| | from long established office equipment
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| commercial typewriters were introduced in
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| | stores, but rarely will you get a bargain
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| the late 1860s many unusual designs have
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| | from antiques and second-hand dealers who
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| emerged, some plain and simple, others
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| | invariably think old means valuable, for
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| intricate and stunningly detailed. One
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| | most items, and often they are wrong.*
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| of the simplest and earliest designs had
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| | This is one of those collectibles you
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| a wheel with letters round the edge which
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| | really need to study and learn what makes
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| was turned manually until the required
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| | one older item worthless and a more
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| letter appeared in front of the paper and
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| | modern type quite valuable. Web sites
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| was pushed to form an impression.More
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| | and books listed later provide much
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| complicated typewriters had double
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| | useful information. Choose one or both
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| keyboards, one for lower case, the other
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| | of those books mentioned later, they're
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| for capitals, and were created in brass
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| | packed with pictures, and keep them close
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| and mother of pearl hand painted with
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| | by on buying days.* Don't expect to make
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| glorious gilded leaves and flowers.
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| | more than fifty pounds or so on most
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| These are the kind of unusual models to
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| | early typewriters, but remember you can
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| watch out for at non-specialist auctions
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| | pick them up very cheaply indeed, I've
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| and they're almost certain to attract
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| | seen them fetch less than a tenner at
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| high prices on eBay.These early models
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| | local auction. The trick to making money
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| sometimes crop up at specialist
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| | is to buy typewriters in good condition,
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| typewriter auctions where they invariably
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| | but dirty, and spend time cleaning them
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| fetch a high price. Not the place to buy
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| | up and taking several great photographs
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| in expectation of high resell fees on
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| | to display them from all angles for
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| eBay but worth visiting for research and
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| | listing on eBay.* Be careful about
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| experience.Like most collectibles, value
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| | delivery costs. These early models are
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| depends mainly on rarity, not just age.
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| | extremely heavy and may cost way more to
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| For example, one of the earliest
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| | have delivered than they themselves are
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| serviceable typewriters, the Underwood,
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| | worth. Where possible, look for local
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| created from 1900 to 1932 was made in the
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| | buyers or others willing to collect.
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| millions and can still be found in
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