For most of us, the clickety clack of a manual typewriter – or the gentler tapping of the IBM Selectric – are but memories, if we’ve heard them at all. But at the few remaining typewriter repair shops ...

In 1964, Edward Skibba started Ace Machines, a typewriter / business machine shop that sells and repairs typewriters, copiers, printers and more. After 50 years in business, Ace continues to thrive in ...

Who would think in an ultra-high-tech world where the latest cyber-gizmos and software gadgets are considered lifeline necessities, that typewriters could still be the means of a man's livelihood.

Most customers of Anderson Business Technology know they can take in their copiers, fax machines and other high-tech office equipment for quick fixes. Anderson is, after all, an authorized service ...

Q: Picking through an antiques shop, I scored a forties manual typewriter for $20. I know this Hermes will inspire my first novel, but it needs resuscitation first. Is there a doctor in the house? A: ...