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Electric Typewriter

Olivetti Lettera 36 Portable Typewriter Designed by Ettore Sottsass. circa 1970s
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
first portable electric typewriter. Features a tidy sleek design, and a heavy metal body, which makes
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

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Metal

Mario Bellini, ET Personal 55 Portable Typewriter for Olivetti 1985-86
By Olivetti, Mario Bellini
Located in London, GB
Mario Bellini (designer), Italy Olivetti (manufacturer), Italy ET Personal portable (electric
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desk Sets

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Plastic

Late 19th c. Blick #7 Typewriter and Case c.1890-1892
Located in San Francisco, CA
different models of typewriters, including an electric typewriter, and operated until George Blickenderfer’s
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Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian More Desk Accessories

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Metal, Steel, Nickel

"Tech Vanitas: Electric Fan" Contemporary Still-life Photograph of Vintage Tech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
fabulous in the living room, office, or public space. The typewriter, oil lamp, and vacuum tube radio bring
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

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Archival Pigment

Gumball Machine & Red Trunk No. 1
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm clocks, he links the old with the new and applies a subtle narrative to
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2010s Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

All The Time In The World, print, unframed
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm clocks, he links the old with the new and applies a subtle narrative to
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Prints

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Thank You (gumballs), print, unframed
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm clocks, he links the old with the new and applies a subtle narrative to
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Prints

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Remington Standard No. 7, print, unframed
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm clocks, he links the old with the new and applies a subtle narrative to
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

Four Vintage Cameras
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
of retro, vintage and antique objects like rotary telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Swivel Chair
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm clocks, he links the old with the new and applies a subtle
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fourteen Cameras
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
objects like rotary telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm clocks, he links the old with the
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2010s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Giclée, Archival Paper

Antique Remington Rand Quartersawn Oak Library Bureau Double File Cabinets
By Remington Rand
Located in Dayton, OH
typewriter manufacturer and in a later incarnation the manufacturer of the UNIVAC line of mainframe computers
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Early 20th Century American Classical Cabinets

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Oak

Gumball Machine & Red Trunk No. 2
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm clocks, he links the old with the new and applies a subtle narrative to
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2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seven Vintage Cameras
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm clocks, he links the old with the new and applies a subtle
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oliver No.3
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm clocks, he links the old with the new and applies a subtle
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Important 1939 Walnut Art Deco Modern "Dashboard" Desk by Alexis De Sakhnoffsky
By Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
Located in Lafayette, IN
indicator, electric clock, tray for typewriter, combination file and plenty of drawer space. Price $115
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Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

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1930s Fabulous Industrial Adjustable Wood Table Hand Crank Metal Base
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Old Adjustable Table 1930s Fabulous Sculptural Industrial Wheeled Wood Table Adjustable Tilt with Hand Crank Metal Base Adjustable height useful as Lectern, Drafting, Music Stand, S...
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Vintage 1930s Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

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Metal

Italian Space Age Coffee Table in Smoked Glass Plexiglass Base with Murano 1970
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Stunning space age 1970s coffee table in smoked glass and plexiglass with a beautiful Murano blown glass ball that lights up creating an incredible optical effect.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Plexiglass, Murano Glass, Smoked Glass

Mario Bellini "Le Bambole" Sofa for B&B Italia, Faux-Fur, 1972
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Le Bambole" three-seater sofa for B&B Italia, faux-fur, foam and metal, Italy, 1972. The search for a new shape for upholstered furniture: all parts are shaped like a...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Metal

Cini Boeri for Knoll Three Seater Sofa in Black Leather
By Knoll, Cini Boeri
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Cini Boeri for Knoll, three seater sofa, model 'Brigadier', leather, lacquered wood, Italy, designed in 1976. Architectural sofa model 'Brigadier' designed by Italian designer Cini...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Sofas

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Leather, Wood

Extremely Rare, 20th Century Arthur Conan Doyle Goyard Desk Trunk
By Goyard
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Extremely rare, Goyard Desk Trunk Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British doctor and writer famous the world over for his Sherlock Holmes series of stories, he began to write...
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Early 20th Century French Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

Vintage 1970s Braun Table Alarm Clock by Dieter Rams + Dietrich Lubs
By Dieter Rams
Located in Hyattsville, MD
It's works perfectly, and was never any leakage in the battery box. Keeps good time. Made in Germany. Good vintage condition. Power Supply / Battery / 1 - C, not included. Measures:...
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Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Plastic

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Other

Suvretta Plastic Bookcase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Suvretta bookcase in plastic laminate was originally designed in 1981, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano. Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases

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Plastic

Italian Typewriter by Marcello Nizzoli for Olivetti, 1950s
By Olivetti, Marcello Nizzoli
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Lettera 22 portable typewriter, of enameled metal and plastic, designed by Marcello Nizzoli and produced by the progressive manufacturer Olivetti in Italy, circa 1954. Nizzoli (1887-...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Opera Glasses, Binoculars by G.Rodenstock
Located in Miami, FL
Opera glasses, binoculars by G. Rodenstock.
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Late 20th Century German Art Deco Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bakelite

Opera Glasses, Binoculars by G.Rodenstock
Opera Glasses, Binoculars by G.Rodenstock
H 7.5 in W 4.33 in D 1.77 in
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Limited Edition Black 74/100
By BD Barcelona Design, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Black Shiva ceramic vase designed by Ettore Sottsass circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona. This piece has been produced as a limited edition with a total of only 100 units. This...
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Vintage 1970s Spanish Post-Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Original 1992 Barcelona Olympic Poster Designed by Jean-Michel Folon
By Jean-Michel Folon
Located in London, GB
Jean-Michel Folon (1 March 1934 – 20 October 2005) was a Belgian artist, illustrator, painter, and sculptor The first exhibition of his watercolors was in New York in 1969 in the ...
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1990s Belgian Modern Posters

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Paper

David Mazel Tov LifeGuard Chair, Handcrafted Maple Coastal Inspiration Seating
By Louie George Michael
Located in Montreal, Quebec
This chair is named in honor of the famous lifeguard. David Mazel Tov is a design focused on perspectives and it allows two people to co-exist in a space with different points of vie...
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2010s Canadian Post-Modern Chairs

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Rattan, Maple

Antique Royal Standard Typewriter c. 1935
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique Royal typewriter with black crinkle finish. Lift up lid with gull wings. The keys are glass with black and gold letters. This typewriter has smooth typing, the carr...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories

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Metal, Steel, Nickel

GLASS SHELVES #1 '1976', by Shiro Kuramata for Glas Italia
By Glas Italia, Shiro Kuramata
Located in Macherio, IT
Glass Shelves #1 (1976) Shelves is shown here in the transparent glass. Bookcase characterised by the extraordinary formal cleanness and the golden proportions, entirely realized in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Shelves

Materials

Glass

Antique Colonial Revival Small Walnut Lectern or Music Stand
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique Colonial Revival small walnut lectern, c. 1910-20. Wonderful lectern with rich walnut grain features classic slanted top, elegant turned spindle legs and lower open shelf. L...
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Early 20th Century North American Colonial Revival Music Stands

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Walnut

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Lithographic Poster of Consul the Chimpanzee
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
chauffeur, and owns a handsome electric motor car. He uses a typewriter and writes his name boldly. His
Original 1948 Wurlitzer 1100 Vinyl Jukebox
By Wurlitzer
Located in Weybridge, Surrey
manufacturing business and in 1880 the first Wurlitzer piano was built in the US. Electric pianos came next
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

Revere 16MM Projector
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
of retro, vintage and antique objects like rotary telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Four Vintage Cameras
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
of retro, vintage and antique objects like rotary telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Swivel Chair
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm clocks, he links the old with the new and applies a subtle
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

All The Time In The World, print, unframed
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
of retro, vintage and antique objects like rotary telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Prints

Seven Vintage Cameras
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm clocks, he links the old with the new and applies a subtle
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Four, print, unframed
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
of retro, vintage and antique objects like rotary telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Prints

Five, print, unframed
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
of retro, vintage and antique objects like rotary telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Prints

Vintage 1970s Adler Meteor German Made Electric Typewriter
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Vintage Adler Meteor electric typewriter with original case and cord. Made in Germany. Total
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Ettore Sottsass Early Round Key Olivetti Lettera 36 Typewriter
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Ferndale, MI
Olivettis first portable electric typewriter. Designed by Ettore Sottssas. Very complete example
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Steel

Baby Blue Olivetti ET 55 Portable Typewriter designed by Mario Bellini
By Olivetti, Mario Bellini
Located in Barcelona, ES
Portable electric typewriter model ET 55 designed by Mario Bellini in 1987, and produced by
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Architectural Models

Materials

Plastic

Ettore Sottsass & Hans Von Klier, ‘Praxis 48’ Typewriter, Olivetti, 1964
By Olivetti, Hans Von Klier, Ettore Sottsass
Located in London, GB
' Electric Typewriter, designed circa 1964, first manufactured 1965. Plastic and painted metal. A good
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Marble and Bronze Inkwell for Dog Club, Art Deco Period
Located in Dallas, TX
the Gaurain-Ramecroix Guard Dog Club in 1922. Before the days of electric typewriters, word processors
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Inkwells

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Marble, Bronze

Vintage Olympia SM4 Portable Typewriter, Made In West Germany
Located in San Carlos, CA
Cool vintage typewriter made in Wilhelmshaven, West-Germany in the 1960's by "Olympia Werke AG
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti "Praxis 48" electronic typewriter Italy 1964
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
design. The Praxis 48 typewriter was just such a milestone, one of the best designs submitted to
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Desk Accessories

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Metal, Aluminum

Thank You (gumballs), print, unframed
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
of retro, vintage and antique objects like rotary telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Prints

Remington Standard No. 7, print, unframed
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
of retro, vintage and antique objects like rotary telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Fourteen Cameras, print, unframed
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
of retro, vintage and antique objects like rotary telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Prints

Four Vintage Fans, print, unframed
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
of retro, vintage and antique objects like rotary telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Prints

Dream Days, print, unframed
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
of retro, vintage and antique objects like rotary telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Prints

Lithographic Poster of Consul the Chimpanzee
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
chauffeur, and owns a handsome electric motor car. He uses a typewriter and writes his name boldly. His
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Posters

Materials

Lithograph

Sterling Money Clip, 25 Years IBM Electric Typewriter Division, 1933-1958
By IBM
Located in Pau, FR
Sterling silver money clip with raised circular disc celebrating 25 years of IBM electric
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Electric Typewriter For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the electric typewriter you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. If you’re looking for an electric typewriter from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add an electric typewriter to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, brown, red and more. Finding an appealing electric typewriter — no matter the origin — is easy, but Christopher Stott each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these — often created in canvas, fabric and oil paint — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Electric Typewriter?

The average selling price for an electric typewriter we offer is $4,100, while they’re typically $215 on the low end and $15,600 for the highest priced.