deskthority

I started collecting IBM and IBM-adjacent stuff in 2022. Most of these I found "in the wild," as opposed to online and retail. (Exceptions are the Wheelwriters, both of which came from a thrift store.)

This is most of my collection (of the ones that are assembled and working). I did own a model M industrial at one point, but sold it in order to buy... another model M.

(I also posted this at imgur to link it to reddit and a few other places.)

Nice collection. Haven't got into the typewriters yet and think I should just stay away. At least for now.

Falkenroth wrote: 07 Jun 2025, 18:26Haven't got into the typewriters yet

Yep it's a whole other dimension. I wouldn't be into them except for, as a kid ('80s-'90s) we couldn't afford a PC. My mom found a working Underwood #5 at a garage sale ($10), it was fascinating to figure out how the mechanism worked. Later I earned some money to buy a Smith Corona electronic typewriter. I used it for homework, making lists, short stories... taught me how to write. Use them now for addressing envelopes, filling out forms and the like.