Antique Oliver No. 10 Typewriter | Rare French-Market AZERTY Keyboard | Early 1900s Display & Film Prop

📖 Product Overview: Iconic "Batwing" Engineering

Presenting one of the most visually striking mechanical innovations in writing history: an original Oliver No. 10 Typewriter featuring a rare French-market AZERTY key layout. Produced by The Oliver Typewriter Company in Chicago, Illinois, the Oliver series was legendary for its iconic U-shaped "down-strike" typebars (commonly called "batwings"), allowing the typist to see the printed text on the page as it was created—a major technological leap forward for visual writing machines.

Finished in classic dark olive green paint with sharp white shift keys ("CHIF" and "MAJ"), this distinctive machine serves as a commanding centerpiece for prop houses, interior design projects, and antique collection archives.

⚠️ Condition & Operational Details: Sold strictly for Display

Please note that this historic typewriter is sold strictly as a display artifact and showpiece.

• Mechanical Motion: The internal mechanism moves and paper feeds through the carriage platen.

• Functional Limitations: While lightly cleaned for aesthetic display, it has not undergone a full mechanical restoration and is not prepped or warrantied for active writing or manuscript typing.

• Cosmetic Presentation: Excellent visual condition for its age. Retains clean original frame decals, intact keycaps, and a deep olive chassis showing only minimal surface marks.

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