Curated vintage typewriters — 1940s through early 1980s — available for film, television, commercial, and editorial production. Every machine serviced, certified, and period-authentic.
Every machine is camera-ready, period-certified, and insured. We handle prop coordination so you can focus on the frame.
Search the catalog by era, brand, or visual character. Submit a production inquiry with your dates, quantity, and any period-specific requirements.
Hans personally reviews every request. With 40+ years of knowledge, he can advise on period accuracy, matching a scene's aesthetic, or sourcing a specific model.
Machines arrive cleaned, serviced, and photographically documented. Coordination with prop masters and set decorators handled directly. Insured throughout.
A curated selection from the archive. Every machine is in working, camera-ready condition.
The quintessential American office machine. Black lacquer with nickel-plated fittings. Unmistakably period for wartime and postwar scenes.
Swiss-made precision in sage green. Beloved by journalists and novelists alike. Ideal for 60s editorial and newsroom settings.
Italian industrial design at its finest. Cleo Sighele's icon in sand and ivory. Carried by Cormac McCarthy. Effortlessly cinematic.
The typeball revolution. Corporate America's workhorse from Watergate to Wall Street. Multiple interchangeable type elements available.
Hemingway's machine of choice. Two-tone gray with red accents. Perfect for postwar literary, journalism, and mid-century domestic scenes.
Sleek black with round keys. The workhorse of detective fiction and noir. Visually strong against both warm and cold production palettes.
Helmut Schulze came to Los Angeles from Germany in the late 1970s with a toolbox and an obsession. What began as a repair bench in a Silverlake back room became the go-to workshop for collectors, authors, and filmmakers across the city.
Over four decades, Hans has maintained and sourced typewriters for writers, musicians, and actors who prefer the deliberate rhythm of mechanical keys — among them Tom Hanks, John Mayer, and many productions seeking period authenticity they simply cannot find elsewhere.
Every machine in this collection has passed through his hands. He knows their provenance, their character, their sound. When you borrow one, that knowledge comes with it.
Whether you're dressing a set for a single afternoon or sourcing machines for a full season, Hans works directly with prop masters, set decorators, and production coordinators to find the right machine for the shot.
Rates are determined by production type, duration, and quantity. We work with studio productions, independent film, commercial, editorial, and music video.