I own a 1890s letterpress, as well as several 40 year old cars, so I clearly have a weak spot for old out-dated machines. I’ve found another article about a shop that fixes typewriters (my other entry about a shop in NYC is here). The article, from the LA Times, includes a very sweet video, showing the shop and the family that runs it, as well as the owner fixing a typewriter.
The owner says there’s been a small resurgence in people using typewriters. Using a computer tied to the Internet can be overwhelming — too many distractions when you sit down to write something. A typewriter, alone on a table, doesn’t have all the commotion and diversion of a computer. (It’s a toss up for me — could I give up the spelling checker for no distractions?!)