
Most Oliver models sold in the United States were equipped with the Standard “Universal” keyboard layout. The only modification to this layout was made in the early stages of Oliver No. 2 production, when the '¢' symbol on the 'K' key was replaced with a '+'. Other keyboard layouts were created to suit various professions or international markets in which the Oliver was marketed. Each keyboard layout was assigned a number for easy identification.
Some keyboards for languages with accent characters incorporate a Dead Key, Semi Dead Key, or Three Dead Keys. When pressing a Dead Key, the escapement is not triggered, printing only an accent character. The desired accompanying letter can then be printed, triggering the escapement as usual. Note that a Semi Dead Key has a character that advances the escapement, but also an accent that does not.
The default typeface, or design of type, equipped on Oliver typewriters is Pica, measuring 10 characters per inch (CPI).
Just like the keyboard layouts, each type option was designated with a number. Other type measuring 10 CPI include Italic (No. 32), Large Roman (No. 23), Small Gothic, and Printype (No. 145). At 12 CPI, Elite (No. 24) is the smallest type. Finally, Large Gothic (No. 43) and Extra Large Roman (No. 151) measure 8 CPI.
If a type other than Pica was desired, the keyboard layout number was hyphenated with the type number. For example, Card Ledger, No. 28 was typically offered in Elite, making the designation Card Ledger, No. 28-24.
Below are the numerous keyboard layouts offered for 28-key Oliver typewriters. Similar layouts were also created for 32-key models distributed internationally. Further customization was possible through keyboard exceptions, allowing changes on a key-by-key basis.
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
1234567890 @$%ʌ*=/+# _()?'":;.
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
1234567890 @$%ʌ*=/¢# _()?'":;.
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl zxcvbnm,.
1234567890 @$%#*¢/:; ()?'"_-,.
Small Gothic
1234567890 <$%>/
1234567890 "#$% &'/= ,@ £¢_ -.
Large Gothic (Special)
1234567890 c$%¼½¾/,# -'"⅛⅜⅝⅞⅓&
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
1234567890 ½$%¼⅓¾/⅛# 3⁄16()5⁄16'"⅞⅝⅜
Small Gothic
1234567890 $% /¢# _() '"c .
_(RT)&?'IO /$%FX-,:. 23456789c
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
⅜23456789⅞ ½¼7⁄16ʌ¾=/⅝# $()5⁄16'":⅛11⁄16
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
123456789⅞ @$%¼½¾/¢# _⅛⅜⅝'"⅞×.
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
123456789⅞ @$%¼½¾/¢# -⅛⅜⅝'"⅞×.
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
1234567890 ℈$%ʒ℥℞/¢# _()?'":;.
Large Gothic
1234567890 c$%¼½¾/,# -()⅛⅜⅝⅞".
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
1234567890 @$%¼*½/ _()?¢":;.
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
1234567890 @$%¼*½/ _()?¢":;.
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
1234567890 ½$%¼*°/¢@ _()?'"⅞;.
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
1234567890 &$%ʌZ=/*# _()?'":°.
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
1234567890 @$%ʌ*=/+# _()?'":;.
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
1234567890 √+%×π=/°÷ #$_?'":;.
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
1234567890 @$%ʌ*=/°# _()?'":;.
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
1234567890 ⅝$%|in¼/¾# _'⅜?ft":½.
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zxcvbnm,
1234567890 ä£/§ü&%ö_ ^()?'"ç:-
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
1234567890 @$%¼×¾/¢# _⅛⅜⅝'"⅞½.
No. 106
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
1234567890 @$%ʌ×=/¢# _()?'":;.
Elite
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
1234567890 ⅝$%⅜½¾/¢# _()?'":;.
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zxcvbnm,
1234567890 "$%! £&/_:`()?#-çñ.
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zxcvbnm,
1234567890 "$%! £&/_:`()?#-ñç.
Dead Key
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1234567890 ":;£()!ç? ¨-_w%/k&°
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ~zxcvbnm,
1234567890 "$%Ç£=/&: ´()?`-ç_;
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ~zxcvbnm,
1234567890 "$%Ç£§/&: ´()?`-ç_.
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ~zxcvbnm,
1234567890 "$%;£§/&: ´()?`-ç_.
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zxcvbnm,
1234567890 £$%¼½¾/:- _()?!"ñ;.
No. 130
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ñzxcvbnm,
1234567890 £$%!*&/´- _()?’":;.
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zxcvbnm,
1234567890 @$%¼½¾/1⁄1ʌ _()?£"ñ:.
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ñzxcvbnm,
1234567890 £$%!¡¿/-: _()?'"ñ;.
No. 158
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zxcvbnm,
1234567890 £$%¼½&/:- _()? "ñ;.
No. 160
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zxcvbnm,
1234567890 £$%´;_/:- ¨()?!"ñç.
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zxcvbnm,
1234567890 $£%;a&/*# o()?'"_ñ-
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zxcvbnm,
1234567890 @$%!a&/_: o()?'"ñ;-
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl äåöcvbnm,
Z23456789z à&%!üé/è_ ^()?'"x;-
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
1234567890 £`%§½é/_^ ¨()?'":;.
No. 30
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ¨zxcvbnm,
1234567890 "$%!£é/,. ^()?'-:;_
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl .zxcvbnm,
1234567890 @£/¼½¾%*= _()?'":;-
Large Gothic
1234567890 @£%¼½¾/*= .()?'":;-
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ¨zxcvbnm,
1234567890 &½%-£é/_: ^()ç'"?;.
Large Gothic
1234567890 "_½¼¾⅛⅜⅝⅞ &%,()|£₨.
Large Gothic
1234567890 "&½¼¾⅛⅜⅝⅞ &%,()|£₨.
Large Gothic
1234567890 "_½¼¾⅛⅜⅝⅞ -%,()|£₨.
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ’zxcvbnm,
1234567890 &£/!¡¿%_@ ”()?'"ñ:-
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ’zxcvbnm,
1234567890 £S/%=*/_@: ”()?!"ñ;-
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ¨zxcvbnm,
1234567890 &½%!£=/è_ ^()?'"ç:-
Dead Key
azertyuiop qsdfghjkl `éxcvbnm,
1234567890 &½/!()%°= ¨w_?'"ç:-
Dead Key
azertyuiop qsdfghj’l `éxcvbnm,
1234567890 &£/½()%k: ¨w_?°"ç;-
Dead Key
azertyuiop qsdfghj’l `éxcvbnm,
1234567890 &£/!()%k: ¨w_?°"ç;-
Dead Key
azertyuiop qsdfghj’l `éxcvbnm,
1234567890 &½/!()%k: ¨w_?°"ç;-
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl `zxcvbnm,
1234567890 "&$%£é/;_ ^()?'-ç:.
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl `zxcvbnm,
1234567890 @&$%£"/#_ ^()?'-ç:.
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl -zxcvbnm,
123456789£ ä$%¼ü¾/ö@ _()?'":½.
qwertzuiop asdfghjkl äöücvbnm,
1234567890 £½%!()/_§ -yx?'":;.
qwertzuiop asdfghjkl äöücvbnm,
1234567890 ℳ½%!()/_§ -yx?'":;=
qwertzuiop asdfghjkl äöücvbnm,
1234567890 ß½%!()/_§ -yx?'":;=
qwertzuiop asdfghjkl äöücvbnm,
1234567890 iß/!()ß&_ -%§?'":;=
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ˇzxcvbnm,
1234567890 ä&%/üéíö§ ´ů_?'":;.
Dead Key
ěvertyuiop asdíghjkl ´zécábnm,
ň23456789ž řúšf%/čů§ ¨ýx?w:;".
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdíghjkl ˇzxcvbnm,
1234567890 ä%/!ü&ćö_ ´šč?ž":;.
No. 141
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdíghjkl ˇzxcvbnm,
1234567890 ä%/!ü&(ö_ ´§½?)":;.
No. 33
Dead Key
qwertzuiop asdfghjkl äöücvbnm,
1234567890 @$%`£é/_^ -yx?'":;.
Combination), No. 40
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´öücvbnm,
1234567890 ä½/)(£&%_§ ^yx?'":;-
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ¨zxcvbnm,
1234567890 à&/!½é%_: ^()?'"ç;-
Combination), No. 47
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´öücvbnm,
1234567890 ä½/|£&%_§ ^yx?'":;-
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ázécöbnmü
1234567890 ä&%/vxÓ,§ őŐX?Ö"ó;.
No. 93
Dead Key
vwertyuiop asdfghjkl ázécöbnmü
1234567890 ä&%/qxÓ,§ őŐX?Ö"ó;.
Dead Key
żwertyuiop asdłghjkl ´zęcąbnm,
q234567890 ä&%/üFfö§ `Qx?v":;.
żwertyuiop asdłghjkl ńzęcąbnm,
1234567890 ó&%/śFfڧ qQx?v":¨.
Three Dead Keys
αζερτθυιοπ ´σδφγηξκλ ’Xχψωβνμ.
1234567890 ˜!/()ῃ%.ς ‘X_ᾳῳ"-;.
Three Dead Keys
αζερτθυιοπ ´σδφγηξκλ ’Xχψωβνμ.
1234567890 ˜!/()ῃ%¨ς ‘X&ᾳῳ"-;@
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zxcvbnm,
&23456789: £$%!¡*/ʌ@ =()?'"ñ;-
No. 92
Dead Key
zwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´˘xcvbnm,
1234567890 &£/$()%Qq ^¨_?'":¢-
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zxcvbnm,
1234567890 &½%!*£/+_ ^()?'":;-
Dead Key
azertyuiop qsdfghjkl ´wxcvbnm,
1234567890 &£/!()%’: ¨é_?°"½;-
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ,zxcvbnm´
1234567890 &$%!£°/¢# .()?'"ñ;=
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zxcvbnm,
&23456789: ½$%!£°/¢# =()?'"ñ;.
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zxcvbnm,
123456789: &$%ʌ*¿/¢: ^()?'"ñ;.
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zxcvbnm,
1234567890 "$%!£&/ʌ# =()?'-ñ:.
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zxcvbnm,
123456789:0 "$%¡£¿/&: =()?'-ñ;.
No. 52
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zxcvbnm,
1234567890 "$%;£&/ʌ# =()?'-ñ:.
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl äæöcvbnm,
Z23456789z £&%!üé/_x ^()?'":;-
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl łzxcvbnm,
1234567890 -$%śń&ćż# /'ę?ąźó:.
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zxcvbnmł
1234567890 #$%ʌ-&¢,. ̇()?'":_/
awertyuiop śsdfghjkl zżąćcbnmł
X23456789. _x$Vvó&:, Qqźę?-ń'/
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zcxvbnm,
1234567890 "$%¡£¿/&_ ^()?'-ñ;.
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zcxvbnm,
1234567890 -$%'!£/?: _()°#"ñ;-
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl .zcxvbnm,
1234567890 @$/!₱´%:# _()?'"ñ;-
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl .zcxvbnm,
1234567890 @$/!₱´%:# _()?'"£;-
йіукенгшщз фывъапрол ячѣсмитьб
2456цэхджю 789ЦЭХДЖЮ -:№%?|",.
зджіукфнво ешщагпрзл ячѣсмитюб
123456789ѳ цЦйыхХЪЬѲ -:№%?|"'.
Extra Large Roman
йіукенгшщз яывъапрол чѣсмитюдб
2456789%цЦ "§V.№,|Ф жЖэЭхХюЮф
Roman
йіукенгшщз яывъапрол чѣсмитюдб
2456789%цЦ -”§V.№,|Ф жЖэЭхХюЮф
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl øæcxvbnm,
Z23456789z &$%!£°/_§ ¨()?'":;-
цежјукфнво ачшљгпђзњ дџрсмитлб
1234567890 ½:_!хХ/&§ -Ħħ%?¼",.
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl nzcxvbnm,
&23456789£ @$%!¡¿/´§ _()?'":;-
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zcxvbnm,
1234567890 &£%!¡¿/_. ^()?'"ñ:-
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zcxvbnm,
1234567890 &½/!¡¿%_. ^()?'"ñ:-
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zcxvbnm,
1234567890 &£/!¡¿%_@ ^()?'"ñ:-
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zcxvbnm,
1234567890 &$/!¡¿%_: ^()?'"ñ;-
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl äzcxvbnm,
1234567890 -$%!Öö/¢# ÄȦȧ?'":;-
Semi Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl øæcxvbnm,
1234567890 &$%zZ=/_§ ¨()?'":;-
Dead Key
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zcxvbnm,
1234567890 &$%!£°/ʌ# =()?'"ñ;.
qwertyuiop asdfghjkl ´zcxvbnm,
1234567890 &$%!£°/ʌ# =()?'"ñ;.