Check estate sales in Alpine Europe. Search for "Müller & Sohn typewriter." Look for the yellow paint and the exposed brass gear. Expect to pay anywhere from $40 (if the seller is ignorant) to $1,930 (if they know what they have). I am writing the closing paragraph of this blog post on the Daisy 193. The ribbon is fading, so the letters are a ghostly gray. The "E" key sticks slightly, forcing me to tap it twice.
Because the Daisy 193 doesn't ask you to be fast. It doesn't ask you to be perfect. It only asks you to be present.
The seller called it the Daisy . The number 193 was stamped into the baseplate. He wanted $40 for it. I paid $40. I had no idea I was buying a philosophy. For the uninitiated, the Daisy 193 is a paradox. It is a semi-electric mechanical typewriter produced for exactly eleven months in 1939 by a defunct Swiss company named Müller & Sohn . It was meant to bridge the gap between manual typewriters and the electric future. But history forgot it. Daisy 193
If you need to write a 10,000-word report by EOD, use a laptop. If you want to send a quick email, use your phone. The Daisy 193 is useless for productivity.
Unveiling the Daisy 193: The Analog Heartbeat in a Digital World Check estate sales in Alpine Europe
Ethan Cole | Gear & Grain | April 15, 2026
Disclaimer: This post contains speculative fiction regarding the "Daisy 193." No actual Swiss typewriters were harmed in the making of this blog. But if you find one, DM me. I am writing the closing paragraph of this
And yet, this is the most honest writing I have done in years.