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A-list star makes surprise visit to 90-year-old Bay Area typewriter store

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A-list star makes surprise visit to 90-year-old Bay Area typewriter store

Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks took a trip to one of the most novel spots in the Bay Area: a typewriter store. Photos posted on social media by Berkeley Typewriter — which has offered vintage typewriter service repairs for 90 years — showed the star chatting with workers and sitting in front of a … Read more

Exclusive | New York’s last typewriter repair shop gets some help from George Clooney to stay afloat, despite sinking industry

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Exclusive | New York’s last typewriter repair shop gets some help from George Clooney to stay afloat, despite sinking industry

In New York City, there’s still at least one place left untouched by modern tech. At Gramercy Typewriter Co., there isn’t a screen in sight — the most advanced piece of technology may just be the cordless landline phone propped up on a counter. “I prefer to type someone a letter over an email any … Read more