Uncommon Typefaces & Languages

Uncommon Typefaces, Rare Fonts & Special Language Typewriters

Welcome to the world’s definitive collection of rare, collectible, and uncommon typewriter typefaces at Mr & Mrs Vintage Typewriters, curated and restored by BBC’s The Repair Shop featured experts Walid & Joujou.

While standard 20th-century typewriters feature standard PICA (10 CPI) or ELITE (11–12 CPI) fonts, this curated showcase features our most sought-after mechanical discoveries: custom typography, Art Deco geometric typefaces, connected script fonts, and specialized foreign language layouts. Every machine is fully overhauled, mechanically guaranteed, and ready to write.

Rare Typefaces & Special Fonts We Restore

 Cursive & Running Script: Flowing, connected handwriting fonts (e.g., Hermes 3000 Script, Olympia Script, Triumph Cursive) designed for personal correspondence, invitations, and poetry.

 Royal Vogue: The iconic, highly collectible 1930s Art Deco sans-serif typeface created exclusively by Royal.

 Cubic & Senatorial: Sleek, modern mid-century geometric typography featured on German machines like Olympia, Adler, and Triumph.

 Bulletin & Large Display: Extra-large, bold typography (typically 6 CPI or 8 CPI) originally built for public speaking notes, telegraphs, and headline display.

 Italic & Congress: Distinctive slanted or condensed typography crafted for emphasis, legal documents, and literary manuscripts.

 Mathematical & Special Symbol Keyboards: Rare factory-built machines featuring custom scientific, algebraic, or engineering key slugs.

Non-English & Foreign Language Keyboards

In addition to rare typography, we specialize in sourcing and restoring original non-English layouts:

 Arabic, Hebrew & Cyrillic (Russian): Rare right-to-left and non-Latin character sets on Erika, Continental, Hermes, and Olivetti frames.

 European Layouts: Factory-original QWERTZ (German), AZERTY (French), Italian, Greek, and Scandinavian keyboard configurations.