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Optima Elite 3 Portable Typewriter, Germany
By Elite
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
The Óptima Elite 3 portable typewriter, grey in colour, was produced at the VEB Optima factory in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Manual Typewriter, HCESAR Keyboard from MESSA
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Manual typewriter, HCESAR keyboard from MESSA. With a robust design, beige structure and chrome
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Manual Typewriter AZERTY Keyboard by MESSA
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Manual typewriter, AZERTY keyboard by MESSA. With a robust design, beige structure and chromed
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Manual Typewriter, AZERTY keyboard by MESSA
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Manual typewriter, AZERTY keyboard by MESSA. With a robust design, beige structure and chromed
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
American Antique Typewriter Royal, Classic Model
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Antique typewriter, Royal. Classic model from the first half of the 20th century, it has a robust
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Ettore Sottsass Valentine Portable Typewriter for Olivetti, 1968
By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti
Located in Vienna, AT
Ettore Sottsass valentine portable typewriter for Olivetti, 1968.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Manual Typewriter AZERTY keyboard, by OLYMPIA, Regina de Luxe
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Manual typewriter, AZERTY keyboard, by OLYMPIA, Regina de Luxe. With a beige structure, chrome
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Remington Metal and Steel Typewriter in Black Color
By Remington, NY 1
Located in Valencia, Spain
This is a Remington typewriter from New York, from the 1920s.
It is black.
Awesome collection
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Typewriter
s Desk
Model Frankfurt
by Mauser Werke, Waldeck/Germany, 1954
By Mauser Werke
Located in Regensburg, DE
Original streamline Mauser Typewriter's desk “Model Frankfurt” from 1954.
* Metal relacquered in
Category
Vintage 1950s German Bauhaus Desks
Materials
Steel, Metal
Small Bauhaus Desk by Mauser Werke, Black Lacquer, Tubular Steel, Germany, 1954
By Mauser Werke
Located in Regensburg, DE
Small Mauser 'Typewriters' Desk with stool, Black Lacquer, Tubular Steel, Germany, 1954
Original
Category
Vintage 1950s German Bauhaus Desks
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Sheet Metal
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
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Antique Royal Standard Typewriter, circa 1921
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An antique Royal Standard typewriter with double glass panels on each side and glass keys
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Antique Royal Standard Typewriter, circa 1922
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An antique Royal Standard typewriter with nickel and black keys with white letters. The
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Antique Royal "Magic Margin" Typewriter, circa 1940
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique Royal "Magic Margin" typewriter with lift up lid that covers the key hammers. New
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Antique Royal Standard No.5 Typewriter c.1928
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An antique Royal Standard No.5 typewriter with glass panels on each side and black and
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Antique Royal Standard No.5 Typewriter c.1928
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique Royal Standard No.5 typewriter with glass panels on each side. Nickel keys with
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Antique Art Deco Royal Portable Typewriter c.1935
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique Art Deco Royal portable typewriter in black with chrome ring. Original case with
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Antique Royal "P" De Luxe Typewriter, circa 1933
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique Royal "P" De Luxe typewriter in high gloss black with nickel and glass keys
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Antique Royal Standard Typewriter with Ribbon Covers c.1938
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique Royal Standard typewriter with nickel and black keys with gold letters. The space
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Antique Refurbished Depression Era Royal Junior Portable Typewriter c.1930
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
This is a depression era refurbished Royal Junior portable typewriter in the original case
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Antique Art Deco Royal De Luxe Portable Typewriter c.1935
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An antique Art Deco Royal De Luxe typewriter in crinkle black finish with two nickel bands
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Antique Corona Four Portable Typewriter C.1924
By L.C. Smith
Corona Typewriters Inc
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An Art Deco portable Corona Four bank typewriter with panels of high gloss black, original
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Antique Corona Four Portable Typewriter C.1926
By L.C. Smith
Corona Typewriters Inc
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An Art Deco portable Corona Four bank typewriter in high gloss black and original gold
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Fully Refurbished Corona Sterling Typewriter, c.1936
By L.C. Smith
Corona Typewriters Inc
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
A fully refurbished Art Deco Corona Sterling typewriter in gloss black with original case
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Antique Refurbished Corona Sterling Portable Typewriter c.1934
By L.C. Smith
Corona Typewriters Inc
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
A fully refurbished Art Deco Corona Sterling typewriter in gloss black with original gold
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Antique Refurbished Corona Four Portable Typewriter c.1924
By L.C. Smith
Corona Typewriters Inc
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An Art Deco refurbished portable Corona Four bank typewriter with panels of contrasting
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Antique LC Smith
Corona Super Speed Typewriter c.1937
By L.C. Smith
Corona Typewriters Inc
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A fully refurbished LC Smith & Corona typewriter in gloss black and original gold
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel
Fully Refurbished LC Smith
Corona #8 Typewriter, circa 1936
By L.C. Smith
Corona Typewriters Inc
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A fully refurbished LC Smith & Corona typewriter in gloss black and original gold
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel
Refurbished Art Deco Corona Four Portable Typewriter, c.1925
By L.C. Smith
Corona Typewriters Inc
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
A fully refurbished Art Deco "Corona Four" typewriter in gloss black with original case
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Antique Art Deco Refurbished Corona Portable Typewriter, c.1930
By L.C. Smith
Corona Typewriters Inc
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
This is an original LC Smith & Corona Typewriter #4 with a 10 inch carriage and an closed
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
1968 Adler J5 Manual Typewriter with Case West Germany
By L.C. Smith
Corona Typewriters Inc
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Midcentury Modern Vintage Adler Typewriter with Carrying Case
Made in Germany
15.5 h x 16 w x 6 d
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Antique L.C. Smith
Bros. No. 8 Typewriter c.1925
By L.C. Smith
Corona Typewriters Inc
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique L.C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter No.8 with a 14 inch carriage and an open-frame
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Antique Remington #6 Understrike Portable Desk Typewriter
By Remington, NY 1
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Remington #6 portable desk typewriter offers under strike form with gilt pin striping
Category
Antique 19th Century American More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Walnut Executive School Teacher Desk Typewriter Drawer Library
Located in Dayton, OH
Midcentury walnut executive school teacher desk typewriter drawer library,
mid-20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique 1930 LC Smith
Corona Standard
Silent No 8 Typewriter 15"
By L.C. Smith
Corona Typewriters Inc
Located in Dayton, OH
L.C. Smith & Corona Typewriters Inc, Standard & Silent, No. 8, 10" carriage typewriter. Serial
Category
Vintage 1930s Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Hermes Portable Typewriter
By Hermès
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Portable typewriter, complete with original operating manual. Manufactured by E. Paillard & Co
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Bauhaus / Art Deco Typewriter Table Desk in Oak
Located in Lüdinghausen, DE
Typewriter table restored Bauhaus / Art Deco oak desk
Features:
With six drawers and two pull
Category
20th Century Art Deco Desks
Materials
Oak
Ettore Sottsass / Valentine Typewriter
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A design icon, the Valentine bright red typewriter turned the mundane office object into a work of
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
A Hermes Baby typewriter
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A Hermes Baby typewriter in perfect working order. C. 1950's.
The color is a blue/light green.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Olivetti Valentine Typewriter
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass, Perry King
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
This is the iMac of it's day: the bright red Olivetti Valentine typewriter.
Designed by Ettore
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Ettorre Sottsass Valentine Olivetti Portable Typewriter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique Sottsass designed portable typewriter in is own carrying case
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique 1940s Underwood Manual Typewriter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 1940s Underwood Manual Typewriter. Circa 1940s. Measurements: 9" H x 16" W x 13.5" D.
Category
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Antique Remington Noiseless Portable Typewriter
By Remington, NY 1
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and very collectible antique typewriter by Remington nice condition looks like it works
Category
20th Century American Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Early 20th century American Typewriter: Royal "10"
Located in Culver City, CA
Black Royal 10 typewriter with unusual beveled glass side view to observe inner workings.
Category
Early 20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Typewriter/ HERMES 2000, Switzerland 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
HERMES 2000 is a Swiss product, made in the 1930s by the E. Paillard Company, based in the city of Yverdon
Fully functional
Made of metal, steel, chrome, fabric.
Good original condit...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Olivetti Lettura 25 Typewriter 1970s Spain
By Olivetti
Located in Den Haag, NL
Olivetti Lettura 25 typewriter very nice sleek portable typewriter.
Comes in a Faux leather case
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique Remington Remette Typewriter c.1938
By E. Remington and Sons
Located in San Francisco, CA
An original Remington Remette Typewriter in matte black with original case. The keys are nickle
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Antique Art Deco Woodstock Manual Typewriter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Deco Woodstock Manual Typewriter. Circa 1930s. Measurements: 9" H x 16" W x 12" D.
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Restored Typewriter/ Remington Portable, USA, 1910s
Located in Praha, CZ
The entire machine is expertly disassembled, cleaned, lubricated, all repaired and fully functional.
The packaging of the machine has surface defects that are associated with the ag...
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Olivetti Valentine Typewriter Designed By Ettore Sottsass
Perry King.
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Antwerp, BE
The Olivetti Valentine portable typewriter was designed by Perry King in collaboration with Ettore
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Antique Underwood Standard Portable Typewriter, C.1919
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An antique 3 bank "Underwood Standard Portable Typewriter" with original case. The keys
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Antique Remington Portable Noiseless Typewriter c.1937
By Remington Rand
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original Remington Rand portable noiseless typewriter with black high gloss finish and
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel, Metal
Antique Refurbished Remington Remette Typewriter C.1939
By E. Remington and Sons
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original refurbished Remington Remette typewriter in black crinkle finish with original
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique Refurbished Remington Remette Typewriter c.1939
By E. Remington and Sons
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original refurbished Remington Remette typewriter in black crinkle finish with original
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique Remington Model 5 Typewriter c.1938
By E. Remington and Sons
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A refurbished Art Deco Remington Model 5 typewriter with black, crinkle finish and original
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial More Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel, Nickel
1950
s Original Mettoy Minor Typewriter - Boxed
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950's Original Mettoy Minor Typewriter - Boxed.
Classic Mettoy tin typewriter. Originally the
Category
Vintage 1950s English Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Portable Typewriter Rheinmetall / Borsig, Germany since 1931
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Germany. Production in the years 1931-1940
Front shock absorber, 4-row, portable
Made of metal, steel, chrome, fabric
Polished
Good original condition, functional
Two le...
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
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Typewriter Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal typewriter desk for your home. Each typewriter desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, plastic and steel. Your living room may not be complete without a typewriter desk — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A typewriter desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Industrial styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one typewriter desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti and Perry King produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Typewriter Desk?
The average selling price for a typewriter desk at 1stDibs is $650, while they’re typically $128 on the low end and $5,850 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Desk-accessories for You
Whether you’ve carved out a space for a nifty home office or you prefer the morning commute, why not dress up your desk with antique and vintage desk accessories? To best tiptoe the line between desk efficiency and desk enjoyment, we suggest adding a touch of the past to your modern-day space.
Desks are a funny thing. Their basic premise has remained the same for quite literally centuries: a flat surface, oftentimes a drawer, and potentially a shelf or two. However, the contents that lay upon the desk? Well, the evolution has been drastic to say the least.
Thank the Victorians for the initial popularity of the paperweight. The Industrial Revolution offered the novel concept of leisure-time to Europeans, giving them more time to take part in the then crucial activity of letter writing. Decorative glass paperweight designs were all the rage, and during the mid-19th-century some of the most popular makers included the French companies of Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy.
As paper was exceedingly expensive in the early to mid-19th-century, every effort was made to utilize a full sheet of it. Paper knives, which gave way to the modern letter opener, were helpful for cutting paper down to an appropriate size.
Books — those bound volumes of paper, you may recall — used to be common occurrences on desks of yore and where there were books there needed to be bookends. As a luxury item, bookend designs have run the gamut from incorporating ultra-luxurious materials (think marble and Murano glass) to being whimsical desk accompaniments (animal figurines were highly popular choices).
Though the inkwell’s extinction was ushered in by the advent of the ballpoint pen (itself quasi-obsolete at this point), there is still significant charm to be had from placing one of these bauble-like objets in a central spot on one’s desk. You may be surprised to discover the mood-boosting powers an antique — and purposefully empty — inkwell can provide.
The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass-production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier.
Find antique and vintage desk accessories today on 1stDibs.
Questions About Typewriter Desk
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023The height of a typing table varies. Typically, the tables are 28 to 30 inches tall to allow hands to remain in a neutral position while typing. Shop a selection of antique, vintage and contemporary tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023The typewriter was invented in 1867. However, the inventors Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule didn’t receive a patent until 1868. In 1873, their design went into production and hit the markets. These early typewriters were usually mounted on sewing machine stands. On 1stDibs, find a collection of typewriters.
- How does a typewriter desk work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023A typewriter desk works due to its unique design. Although pieces vary, most have a special storage area that sits at a comfortable level for typing. On many desks, a sliding door covers this compartment to keep the typewriter hidden from sight and free of dust. Shop a range of typewriter desks on 1stDibs.
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