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If you're like us, you'll agree: there are few practical objects with the richness of history, workmanship, lasting value and -- yes! -- usefulness that classic typewriters offer. There's just something irresistibly appealing about the unmistakeable keystroke sounds, the nifty carriage return bell, and the ingenious interplay of man, machine, paper and ribbon. |
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Enthusiasts and collectors include nostalgic folks who learned to type on something like a hefty Smith-Corona; computer-age people who find typewriters to be intriguingly quaint; journalists who saw newsrooms change from a clattering cacophony of manual keyboards to a less-boisterous comput- erized affair; authors, aspiring writers and purists who follow in the footsteps of many of literature's greats who wouldn't dream of writing on anything other than a typewriter; and plenty of people who simply love the history or the look or the feel of vintage typewriters. |
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