1887 Caligraph 2 #25346

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Liam Templeton (Liam)
Created: 04-25-2026 at 09:54AM
Last Edit: 04-30-2026 at 01:44PM

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Description:

I acquired this complete machine from a guy on Kijiji for a great deal. It was not functional when acquired, and it was somewhat rough, including rusted parts and a broken torsion spring. It was cosmetically ok, aside from some wrinkled and yellowed shellac and patches of worn paint. Shellac has been removed. It is now fully functional and nearly complete restoration; it will not undergo repainting/new graphics.

Typeface Specimen:

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Before photo

Before photo

Escapement mechanism.

Main decal. Gold trim is gone, but it’s still there; which is more than you can usually say for these.

Bell & clapper mechanism.

Repair can be seen on the lower half of the spring.

Hunter: Liam Templeton (Liam)

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I am a young typewriter collector, based in Canada; I caught the bug when I came across a 1926 Underwood Standard No. 3 in an antique store, and was never able to get the darn thing out of my head. Since then, my collection has been rapidly growing. I especially like older machines, and I prefer restoring rough machines over hunting for perfect examples.