Clickety Clack Typewriters

Here’s another refurbished double gothic type face Olympia SM3 with new rubber and powder coat paint with clear coat. I thought the orange ribbon does a nice job.This is another Rick Bingham typewriter. Clickety Clack Typewriters

I did a refresh on this Olympia SM5 with a color change (powder coated and finished with a clear coat). To boot it has a fantastic typeface.

A customer from out of town stopped by for a bit and then left and visited the Rolla Antique Mall and noticed an item we didn’t have for our museum. All I can say is I appreciated the phone call!

Well I made another excursion down to Texas. Once again driving from Houston to Austin and then outside of Waco today and then home I scored this really old Underwood Champion keyboard advertisement. I’m curious as to the age. It’s on a canvas and the dowel rods are split to insert the fabric. It’s 36”x20” approximately

https://www.missourinet.com/2026/05/20/tom-hanks-sends-vintage-typewriter-and-personal-letter-to-rolla-missouri-shop-owners-listen/

Here’s are Missourinet interview. Hope you enjoy it!

Tom Hanks Sends Vintage Typewriter and Personal Letter to Rolla Missouri Shop Owners (LISTEN) - Missourinet A small typewriter shop in Rolla, Missouri, got the attention of one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. After sending a letter to Academy Award-winning actor and noted typewriter collector Tom Hanks, Shane and Amanda Byrne, owners of Clickety Clack Typewriters Shop, received an incredible surprise in t...

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A HUGE shoutout to Tom Hanks for gifting us a Re*****on Noiseless 77. Such an amazing gift! The letter from Tom is also cool, considering this marks Route 66 “Mother Road” 100th Anniversary.

The shop is closed tomorrow so we can spread typewriter delight at the Unbound Book Festival in Columbia, MO!

We will be at Nightjar (810 E. Walnut St) from 9-12 p.m. These will not be your average typewriters. We will have several different typefaces (fonts) to spark your creativity.

Don’t forget to check the other great panels at the link below.

https://www.unboundbookfestival.com/panels-2026

https://www.nightjarartscollective.com

I know I know I have a ton of inventory that has been on the back burner. Here’s an SCM Techno/Cubic typeface referred to as blah blah blah boring in Smith Corona terms. 😂

We are so excited to be a part of this year’s Unbound Book Festival in Columbia, MO! We will be bringing our typewriters to Nightjar in downtown COMO on April 18th, to help spark creative delight. We will be there from 9-12:00.

This premier literary festival is happening April 16th-19th. Click on the link below to see the full schedule. Come check it out!

https://www.unboundbookfestival.com/

Please note: The shop will be closed on 4/18 for this event.