Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Swintec 1146 CM, made by Nakajima in Japan.

Tethered

If neatness counts,
     Then I’m your boy.
I’ve vast amounts
          Of neat.

But if you pant
     For unplugged joy,
Well, then I can’t
          Compete.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Royal HH standard from 1953.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a 1949 Smith-Corona Sterling.

Transcribed below, The typewriter is a Signature 100, made for Montgomery Ward by Brother in Japan.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Remington Portable No. 3 from 1931.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is one of the Royal Quiet De Luxe machines that seem to pile up when one’s attention is elsewhere; this one is from 1953 and writes in Elite type.

Transcribed below. The typewriter, of course, is an Olivetti Valentine.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe with Pica type.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is an Underwood Standard Portable that is 99 years old this year.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Smith Corona SD-760 with a Tempo 10 printwheel.