Another 20 Typewriters for the Big Exhibition

The final list of 100 of my typewriters to go into the exhibition at the Canberra Museum and Gallery from July to September is almost settled - with one or two still lingering on the outer, meaning a couple may yet not make the cut.
It has been a difficult process, and I will explain later the broad criteria. Suffice the say for the meantime that these are not my pick of the 100 best typewriters in my collection; that would probably have been much more straight forward. By necessity, there are 10 sections with 10 typewriters in each, and the choice is pretty much dictated by that. Anyway, for the time being, here is the official blurb for the event (not my choice of title, I hasten to add; I'd have picked Q to Y):

From A to Z: Robert Messenger’s typewriters

Saturday, 14 July – Sunday, 16 September

Canberra journalist Robert Messenger showcases his amazing collection of rare, beautiful and historic typewriters and typewriter ephemera.

Artwork for the exhibition is in the works. Also in the works is a 120-page book (same format as my earlier portable typewriters book) to coincide with the exhibition, with the 100 typewriters each having one page, including image and details of design etc. Cost this time will be $10 a copy, plus postage. 

So here are another 20 typewriters which HAVE made the cut (except the Royal De Luxe may change from black to brown!):

Blickensderfer 5

The Empire

Frolio 5

Olivetti Lettera 22

Olivetti Valentine

Royal Eldorado

Royal Signet

Simplex No 5

Alba (made by Antares, Italy)

Remington Bantam

Blickensderfer 8

Junior Dial Typewriter by Marx (US)

Imperial Good Companion

Kamkap (aka Revere) made by Jardine, Nottingham

Monarch Pioneer (Remington)

Olivetti Studio 44

Olympia SF

Royal De Luxe

Corona Zephyr

Royal Model P