The major British retailer Boots sold typewriters throughout the 1960s to 1980s. The typewriters they sold were Boots branded though built by established typewriter manufacturers. We have two Boots typewriters in our collection, one is an Erika made Model 42 from the late 1960s and the later Seiko built PT800.
This is a standard Seiko typewriter of the period. It is nice and clean and has had a new ribbon fitted though there are some problems with operation. At times it can be very stiff and the carriage hardly moves, at other times it moves all too quickly and far! These problems may be ironed out with a bit of typing though. Having visited a Boots store today i can sadly report that they no longer sell typewriters which is a shame.
