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1907 Williams 6 Serial # 35602 1907 Williams 6 typewriter, Serial # 35602 Brian Decker's 1907 Williams 6 typewriter. 2026-08-30 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Brian Decker: 1907 Williams 6 Serial # 35602 2026-AUG-30, Gallery Creation.

This typewriter is from the Mike Meakin collection. Mike was the owner of Abacus Office Machines in Spokane, WA, which he started in 1961. Mike retired in 1992, leaving the operation of the business to his children. In addition to running a successful office machine business, Mike was an avid typewriter and adding machine collector, whose collection grew to over 450 machines over time. Mike passed away in 2025, and his children are now gradually selling off his collection. His daughter, Trudy, has graciously allowed me to create TWDB galleries for Mike's machines, to add to our knowledge base.

This Williams 6 was listed on eBay, and sold on 7/3/2026. I have never owned a Williams, myself, but I had an opportunity, sort of, when I saw a straight-keyboard Model 1 Williams, in quite good condition, at the New Hampshire Antique Coop sometime in 2001 or 2002. The asking price was in the high hundreds. I can't remember exactly, but somewhere in the $650-750 range, I believe. At the time, I could not afford it, so I passed on it; if one came up for that price today, oh, boy, I would jump on it!

1907 Williams 6 #35602

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 08-30-2026 at 06:37AM
Last Edit: 08-30-2026 at 07:36AM

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2026-AUG-30, Gallery Creation.

This typewriter is from the Mike Meakin collection. Mike was the owner of Abacus Office Machines in Spokane, WA, which he started in 1961. Mike retired in 1992, leaving the operation of the business to his children. In addition to running a successful office machine business, Mike was an avid typewriter and adding machine collector, whose collection grew to over 450 machines over time. Mike passed away in 2025, and his children are now gradually selling off his collection. His daughter, Trudy, has graciously allowed me to create TWDB galleries for Mike's machines, to add to our knowledge base.

This Williams 6 was listed on eBay, and sold on 7/3/2026. I have never owned a Williams, myself, but I had an opportunity, sort of, when I saw a straight-keyboard Model 1 Williams, in quite good condition, at the New Hampshire Antique Coop sometime in 2001 or 2002. The asking price was in the high hundreds. I can't remember exactly, but somewhere in the $650-750 range, I believe. At the time, I could not afford it, so I passed on it; if one came up for that price today, oh, boy, I would jump on it!

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Front, closer view.
Front, closer view.

Front, even closer view.
Front, even closer view.

Front close-up showing serial number.
Front close-up showing serial number.

Keyboard.
Keyboard.

Front base plate decal close-up.
Front base plate decal close-up.

Front left corner detail.
Front left corner detail.

Front right corner detail.
Front right corner detail.

Right carriage end.
Right carriage end.

Right paper basket end.
Right paper basket end.

Right paper basket detail.
Right paper basket detail.

Left carriage end.
Left carriage end.

Left carriage end with paper inserted.
Left carriage end with paper inserted.

Left paper basket end.
Left paper basket end.

Aft view.
Aft view.

Aft typebars.
Aft typebars.

Top-down view.
Top-down view.

Top-down closer view.
Top-down closer view.

Top-down view with user guide.
Top-down view with user guide.

Top-down detail showing printing point.
Top-down detail showing printing point.

Case lid.
Case lid.

Oak base.
Oak base.

Left carriage end with paper installed.
Left carriage end with paper installed.

eBay main listing page, showing sold status.
eBay main listing page, showing sold status.

eBay sold listing page.
eBay sold listing page.

Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)

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My interest in typewriters started in 1997, when I was in graduate school at the University of Georgia. I purchased and read Darryl Rehr's book, joined ETC, and started reaching out to known collectors. I had several email interchanges with Richard Polt dating from that period. I also bought some of my first machines from Bob Aubert, and visited him at his home twice. After marriage and relocation to New England, I continued visiting antique shops and eBay, until other priorities put my typewriter hobby on hiatus around 2008.

In late 2024, I started up again, working on my machines and having some of them serviced professionally by New England Typewriter (NET) LLC (Merrimack, NH), until they closed their doors in December of 2025. Since mid-2025, I have been adding to my collection again, first with a Hermes 3000 purchase from NET, then with various auctions and purchases on eBay, when I find something that catches my eye.


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