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Typewriter Collection: Varityper

Introduction
I have accumulated a few Varitypers 1 over the years. For a nice introduction to the Varityper in general, see Richard Polt’s Varityper page.
I have taken a particular interest in these machines, collecting a few, and I am still looking for more, as well as more shuttles/fonts. See my Typewriter bucket list for more.
Collection
The following table summarizes the collection:
Branding | Model | Date | Misc | Electric | Justifying | Differential | Paint |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VARITYPER Incorporated | Folding | 1927 | Hammond Patents | N | N | N | Glossy |
VARITYPER Incorporated | 1st electric version | 1930s | mathematical | Y | N | N | Glossy |
Vari-Typer | Secretarial SM-9 | 1940s | fair condition | Y | Y | N | Crinkle |
Vari-Typer | A-20 | 1940s | poor condition | Y | Y | N | Crinkle |
Vari-Typer | A-20 | 1940s | good condition | Y | Y | N | Crinkle |
VariTyper | 610 F | 1950s | forms attachment | Y | Y | Y | Crinkle |
VariTyper | Engineering | 1950s | poor condition | Y | N | N | Crinkle |

During | After | TWDB

Pics | TWDB

Pics | TWDB

Before | During | TWDB

Pics | TWDB

During | After | TWDB

Pics | During | TWDB

Pics
Font collection
I have a small collection of about 70 varityper fonts (known as shuttles on earlier and Hammond models). The Varityper fonts, except for the very early ones, are gray rather than black, and typically will not work in older Hammond typewriters. I have yet to document the collection in details, but I plan to do it.

Varityper artifacts
I have a few Varityper artifacts and manuals, which I also plan to document. An example is this beautiful Varityper ribbon box, probably from the 1940s.

See also
- Typewriter collection on TWDB
- Typewriter Collection: Future Restorations
- Typewriter collection: Hermes Typewriters
- Typewriter collection: IBM Typewriters
- Typewriter bucket list
- Computer bucket list
As shown in the descriptions, the name Varityper had a few different spellings and capitalization over time. ↩
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