Working portable midcentury typewriters curated with care in metro Detroit since 2021.

A writer first, and I turned my love of using typewriters — because they’re distraction-free, beautiful, and satisfying — into your source for working, portable manual machines made between about 1950 and 1980. DTW has proudly sold and shipped over 300 since 2021, and you can read the many glowing reviews on Etsy.

DTW is also happy to add a typewriter wow-factor to your event by offering our typewriter barista packages, which include a DTW typist creating cards, guest books, or messages on your choice of beautiful typewriters and stationery.

Why are DTW’s typewriters special? Sure, they’re beautiful, they work, I go out of my way to describe their quirks if any exist, a custom how-to video comes with each, and I am an expert at safely packing these fragile machines for shipping. But, as a writer, I also love to preserve their history and personality by naming each typewriter after its previous owner and sharing a little bit of the back story of how that owner used it. From handy housewives to Detroit auto execs to eager high school newspaper editors or returning GIs, the people who’ve owned the machines are as fascinating as the machines themselves.

In addition to selling typewriters and offering typewriter services at events, DTW also does pop-ups in the Detroit-area where you can come try-out the typewriters in person, grab some typewriter ephemera, or have DTW type you a card or framable message. I’m also happy to chat about typewriters, give pointers, and make suggestions.