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Williams No. 6 typewriter personally owned by Mark Twain, aka Samuel Clemens, estimated at $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

Mark Twain’s typewriter could tap out a $30K winning bid at Heritage, Feb. 22

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Williams No. 6 typewriter personally owned by Mark Twain, aka Samuel Clemens, estimated at $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

Williams No. 6 typewriter personally owned by Mark Twain, aka Samuel Clemens, estimated at $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS – Heritage Auctions’ Feb. 22 Historical Manuscripts Signature® Auction will feature Samuel Clemens’s, aka Mark Twain’s, personally owned Williams No. 6 typewriter, one of the most remarkable American literary relics of the 20th century. It was one of the last typewriters owned by one of the most popular and important American authors, and it has an estimate of $20,000-$30,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Sholes & Glidden Type Writer, No. A974, $24,020. Image courtesy of Auction Team Breker and LiveAuctioneers

Antique technology found new appreciation at Auction Team Breker sale

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Sholes & Glidden Type Writer, No. A974, $24,020

Sholes & Glidden Type Writer, No. A974, $24,020. Image courtesy of Auction Team Breker and LiveAuctioneers

COLOGNE, Germany – Auction Team Breker’s second outing into the world of antique and collectable technology this spring, which came in the form of a sale held on May 14, highlighted the extensive antique typewriter collection of retired San Jose teacher James “Jim” Rauen.

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Circa-1800 cube sundial with compass by David Beringer, est. €3,000-€4,000

Auction Team Breker rolls out sci-tech antiques, May 14

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Circa-1800 cube sundial with compass by David Beringer, est. €3,000-€4,000

Circa-1800 cube sundial with compass by David Beringer, est. €3,000-€4,000

COLOGNE, Germany – Antique scientific instruments receive their due in Auction Team Breker’s May 14 sale. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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1873 Sholes & Glidden typewriter, $25,410

Antique typewriters tap out a win at Auction Team Breker

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1873 Sholes & Glidden typewriter, $25,410


1873 Sholes & Glidden typewriter, $25,410

COLOGNE, Germany – Auction Team Breker‘s March 26 sale, titled Science & Technology / Mechanical Music / Fairground, was a gratifying success, with many exquisite machines and technological marvels finding new homes.

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