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Eliot Noyes IBM Side End Table
By Eliot Noyes
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The three legged typewriter table by Eliot Noyes for IBM. A super utilitarian table on wheels. If
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Danish Teak Side Table with Green Metal Frame, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
typewriter desk.
Versatile piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture, can be used as a bar cart, side table or
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Teak
Florence Knoll 1948 Desk
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Dronten, NL
spring loaded retraction mechanism for a heavy 1940s typewriter.
Very rare and important piece by this
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
$4,750
WWll Era Portable Officer
s Feild Desk, circa 1942
Located in San Francisco, CA
has two inner trays that pullout / pull-out. Large space was meant to accommodate a typewriter
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Desks
Materials
Brass, Metal, Steel
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
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Kerouac and Friends: a Beat Generation Album, First Edition
By Fred W. McDarrah
Located in valatie, NY
parties, and hunching over their typewriters were joined by writings from a diverse group of sources.
NPT
Category
Vintage 1980s American Books
Materials
Paper
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
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Perry King and Santiago Miranda desk chair for Planula - Italy, 1970s
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in London, GB
Sottsass, designing the iconic Valentine typewriter with him in 1968. His most enduring working
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Swivel Chairs
Materials
Suede
1968, Ettore Sottsas
Perry King for Olivetti, Italy, Red "Valentine" Typewrite
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Naples, IT
Olivetti Valentine is an Olivetti typewriter born in 1968 from the project of Ettore Sottsass and
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Mario Bellini set of six chairs 412 Cassina 1970s
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in bari, IT
, iconic chair of Italian design, realised with Cassina.
1987: Olivetti ETP 55, electronic typewriter
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Planula Swivel Desk Arm Chairs by Perry King and Santiago Miranda, 1970s
By Ettore Sottsass, Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Planula
Located in amstelveen, NL
the iconic Valentine typewriter with him in 1968. His most enduring working relationship was with
Category
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Large Credenza Cabinet by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in South Charleston, WV
adjustable shelf. This wall storage centre also has a slide out shelf for use with a typewriter, and two
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Elegant Ettore Sottsass Floor Lamp for Arredoluce, Italy, 1957
By Ettore Sottsass, Arredoluce
Located in Brussels, BE
Portable Typewriter (1968). The Memphis Group’s designs have continued to be influential in the world of
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Wrought Iron
Henry Dreyfuss Thermos Carafe
By The American Thermos Bottle Company, Henry Dreyfuss
Located in Norwood, NJ
, typewriters, and other household items. He also designed the Mercury train for the New York Central Railroad
Category
Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Barware
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel
Limited Edition Ettore Sottsass J Vase for Chinese Artificial Flowers, 1995
By Ettore Sottsass, Design Gallery Milano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
1956, he joined Olivetti as a design consultant, where he designed iconic typewriters, furniture, and
Category
1990s European Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Ettore Sottsass Q Limited Edition Vase in Wood and Murano Glass for Flowers
By Ettore Sottsass, Design Gallery Milano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Olivetti, designing office equipment, typewriters and furniture. Sottsass was hired by Adriano Olivetti
Category
1990s European Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Ettore Sottsass W Limited Edition Vase in Wood and Murano Glass for Flowers
By Ettore Sottsass, Design Gallery Milano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Olivetti, designing office equipment, typewriters and furniture. Sottsass was hired by Adriano Olivetti
Category
1990s European Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Ettore Sottsass Flower Vase C for Twenty-Seven Woods for an Artificial Flower
By Ettore Sottsass, Design Gallery Milano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Olivetti, designing office equipment, typewriters and furniture. Sottsass was hired by Adriano Olivetti
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
On The Road by Jack Kerouac, First Edition, 1957
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
1951 he fed a 120-foot roll of teletype into his typewriter, typed for three weeks and the result
Category
Vintage 1950s American Books
Materials
Paper
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Ceramic Vase
By Ettore Sottsass, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
equipment, typewriters and furniture. Sottsass was hired by Adriano Olivetti, the founder, to work alongside
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Ceramic Vase
By BD Barcelona Design, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
equipment, typewriters and furniture. Sottsass was hired by Adriano Olivetti, the founder, to work alongside
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Ceramic Vase P.A
By BD Barcelona Design, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
as a design consultant for Olivetti, designing office equipment, typewriters and furniture. Sottsass
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Limited Edition Black 75/100
By BD Barcelona Design, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, designing office equipment, typewriters and furniture. Sottsass was hired by Adriano Olivetti, the founder
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Limited Edition Black 76/100
By Ettore Sottsass, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
working as a design consultant for Olivetti, designing office equipment, typewriters and furniture
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Ceramic Vase
By BD Barcelona Design, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
equipment, typewriters and furniture. Sottsass was hired by Adriano Olivetti, the founder, to work alongside
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Limited Edition Black Vase 04/100
By BD Barcelona Design, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, designing office equipment, typewriters and furniture. Sottsass was hired by Adriano Olivetti, the founder
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Pink Ceramic Vase
By BD Barcelona Design, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
equipment, typewriters and furniture. Sottsass was hired by Adriano Olivetti, the founder, to work alongside
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Pink Ceramic Vase
By BD Barcelona Design, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
equipment, typewriters and furniture. Sottsass was hired by Adriano Olivetti, the founder, to work alongside
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Ceramic Vase
By BD Barcelona Design, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
equipment, typewriters and furniture. Sottsass was hired by Adriano Olivetti, the founder, to work alongside
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass, Memphis, Pink Ceramic Shiva Vase
By BD Barcelona Design, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
equipment, typewriters and furniture. Sottsass was hired by Adriano Olivetti, the founder, to work alongside
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Filicudi Dining Table by Ettore Sottsass for Zanotta
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Weesp, NL
products like the bright red Valentine typewriter.
He founded the Memphis Group in the early 1980s
Category
1990s Italian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Laminate, Wood
Ettore Sottsass Twenty-Seven Woods for a Chinese Artificial Flower Vase M
By Ettore Sottsass, Design Gallery Milano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, typewriters and furniture. Sottsass was hired by Adriano Olivetti, the founder, to work alongside his son
Category
1990s European Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Rare Antique George Salter English Iron Station Platform Penny Scale Northwind
By George Salter
Co. Ltd
Located in Dayton, OH
machines in the 1880s and in 1895 the first English-made typewriter, the British Empire.
When the last
Category
Early 20th Century Late Victorian Bathroom Fixtures
Materials
Iron
Ettore Sottsass Coat Racks in Wood and Metal Hooks by Poltonova 1950s Italy
By Poltronova, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Cascina, Pisa
, above all, with Olivetti (starting in 1957), for which he designed famous typewriters such as the Praxis
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Metal
Listing for Mariino / Set of 3x Limited Edition Ettorre Sottsass Flower Vases
By Ettore Sottsass, Design Gallery Milano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
working as a design consultant for Olivetti, designing office equipment, typewriters and furniture
Category
1990s European Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Ettore Sottsass Cruet Set in Stainless Steel and Glass by Alessi 1978 Italy
By Alessi, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Cascina, Pisa
, with Olivetti (starting in 1957), for which he designed famous typewriters such as the Praxis 48
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Other Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ettore Sottsass Califfo Two-Seater Sofa in Wood and Velvet by Poltronova 1960s
By Poltronova, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Cascina, Pisa
, above all, with Olivetti (starting in 1957), for which he designed famous typewriters such as the Praxis
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Velvet
Ettore Sottsass Cruet Set in Stainless Steel and Glass by Alessi 1978 Italy
By Alessi, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Cascina, Pisa
all, with Olivetti (starting in 1957), for which he designed famous typewriters such as the Praxis 48
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
19th Century Standard Grade Wooton Desk
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
worker invaded the office in huge numbers. The new reservoir-based fountain pen and the typewriter were
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
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
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Franco Albini PL19 or Tre Pezzi Armchair in White Mongolian Wool Poggi Italy
By Poggi, Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Located in Cascina, Pisa
(1956) the uprights in polished mahogany support the shelves for displaying typewriters and calculators
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Other Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Franco Albini Modular Bookcase LB7 in Solid Teak Wood by Poggi Pavia 1956
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Cascina, Pisa
displaying typewriters and calculators. The reflection on this theme arises from the desire to interpret the
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Franco Albini Midcentury Italian Ratan Armchair Model "Gala" Vittorio Bonacina
By Franco Albini, Vittorio Bonacina
Located in Barcelona, ES
shelves for the display of typewriters and calculators.
The flagpole is found, however, also in other
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rattan
Hermes Portable Typewriters
Located in New York, NY
Two portable typewriters by the Swiss company Hermes, the larger a Model 3000, the smaller a
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
George Nelson Typewriter Stand
By George Nelson
Located in New York, NY
Portable typing stand, model number 4752, designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller, and produced c. 1950. Primavera case including finished back, with satin chrome legs and pulls...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Desks and Writing Tables
Valentine typewriter by Etore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York, NY
Valentine Typewriter in unusual Gray, called the Valentine-S model. Designed by Ettore Sottsass for
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Decorative Objects
“Lettera 22” Portable Typewriter by Marcello Nizzoli, 1952
By Olivetti, Marcello Nizzoli
Located in New York, NY
Marcello Nizzoli. “Lettera 22” Portable Typewriter. 1950. Manufactured by Ing. C. Olivetti & C
Category
Vintage 1930s American Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Other
Illuminated "Ultrafragola" Wall Mirror by Ettore Sottsass
Located in London, London
Compasso d’Oro with the Elea 9003, the first Italian calculator, and revolutionised typewriter design with
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Decorative Art
Materials
Fiberglass, Mirror
Lettera 22 Portable Typewriter by Olivetti
By Olivetti, Marcello Nizzoli
Located in New York, NY
Lettera 22 portable typewriter, of enameled metal and plastic, designed by Marcello Nizzoli and
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Classic 1940
s Royal Typewriter
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
1940's Royal typewriter in excellent working condition with original traveling case.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
1958 Royal Futura Typewriter
By Laird Fortune Covey, Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Futura 800 typewriter was designed by Laird Fortune Covey in 1957 and produced by Royal in
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Mercedes Typewriter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oldest typewriter in our collection. Original, unrestored but very clean typewriter with French
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Art
Remington Typewriter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an original, unrestored, but very clean French Remington typewriter, circa 1890. The model
Category
Antique 19th Century American Decorative Objects
German Typewriter
Located in Toronto, ON
The typewriter is originally from Frankfurt.
Category
Vintage 1930s German More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
Blickensderfer typewriter
Located in Seattle, WA
Unusual Blickensderfer model # 5 typewriter in working condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Desk Accessories
Typewriter Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Typewriter Table with a metal base, black marble top and caster wheels.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
$795
Olivetti "Valentine" Typewriter
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully designed by Ettore Sotsass for Olivetti. The red "Valentine" typewriter is a classic.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
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An assortment of used typewriters is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, plastic and steel, all used typewriters available were constructed with great care. Used typewriters have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Used typewriters are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Industrial and Art Deco styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Many used typewriters are appealing in their simplicity, but Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti and Perry King produced popular used typewriters that are worth a look.
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