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Santa's Simplex Typewriters, 1905

Santa's Simplex Typewriters, 1905
What kid wouldn't want a Simplex toy typewriter that's endorsed by Santa and works well enough to "write a good business letter"? If you're not convinced yet, take a look at the other side of this advertising card to see samples of the typewriting.

For a later Santa Simplex ad, see Santa's Favorite Simplex Typewriters, 1908.

Simplex Typewriters

$1.00 up. Novel and useful holiday gifts. Anyone can use them.

My dear child, Come and see my grand display, more wonderful than your wildest dream of Fairy Land. Yours for fun, Santa. At my headquarters.

Walter S. Calvert, 3 Main St., New London, Conn.

Nicely finished machines that will write a good business letter and machines so simple a child learning its first letters will be helped. Presents that please and benefit the user and reflect credit on the giver.

Dear Santa, I Want the 1905 Simplex Typewriter

Santa's Favorite Simplex Typewriters, 1908
Simplex Typewriters, Santa's Favorite, 1908

Roger Dodger, John FitzGerald, arts enthusiast and 2 other people have particularly liked this photo


6 comments - The latest ones
 Larry He's So Fine
Larry He's So Fine
Santa better be careful with the beard around this contraption! 8-)))
6 years ago.
Alan Mays club has replied to Larry He's So Fine
Ouch! Yes, that could hurt! 8-)
6 years ago.
 arts enthusiast
arts enthusiast
These are so cool! I very recently saw a great documentary called "California Typewriter," and it has increased my nostalgia for them.
6 years ago.
Alan Mays club has replied to arts enthusiast
Thanks, I'll have to check out the documentary! Typewriters seem to be in the news recently, with Tom Hanks' new book and his penchant for giving away typewriters (this CNN article also mentions that he appeared in the documentary).
6 years ago.
arts enthusiast has replied to Alan Mays club
I had no idea Tom Hanks wrote a book of short stories! I just got on a waitlist to borrow it from our library. Thanks, Alan.
6 years ago.
 raingirl
raingirl club
looks like simplex #1 writes in all caps! that wouldn't work for me...

think this was a new way to try and get kids to write thank you notes?

very cool.
6 years ago.

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