My obsession with vintage typewriters is only rivaled by my lust for vintage lamps (oh yes, and vintage fans!).  Many others vintage enthusiasts must feel the same way, as the interesting life cycle of the typewriter is frequently chronicled on Flickr.  From typewriters blossoming in grass fields, operating as “reading” material for the powder room, or even pushed on swings, these cosmopolitan machines find their ways all around the world.  Here are a few of my favorites, along with my complete Ode to Vintage Typewriters!

Flickr Credits (clockwise from top left): anja louise, afslag7, Olivander, DuffyMoon

Flickr Credits (from top left): anja louise, Olivander, All About Eve, No. Nein, trimmer741, {manda}, Stylishgeek, Jonmikel & Kat-YSNP, libra nyc, drauh, JoWiJo, Vinny D, ghb624, adamturoff, nivad, Elly Zee, ericparker, palconfuzed, j.e.n.n.y., Johnny Martyr, oav_sandros, afslag7, Lottery Monkey, zen, whileseated, DuffyMoon, blinkwhenpassing, Art-Craft-Thrift, Lee Sutton, mothernature