Clickety Clack!

by Sally J.

I have a weakness for obsolete technology in general, and typewriters in particular.

This is a marvelous video about a small Chicago business with plenty of clickety clack. He even sells typewriter ribbon!

And here’s footage of lots of antique typewriters from a shop in Portland, OR:

Got a typewriter story or memory you’d like to share? Use the comments section!

{ 4 comments }

Amanda Thomsen December 9, 2008 at 5:57 pm: I recently found a cool one and, uh… modified it… http://kissmyaster.blogspot.com/2008/07/variations-on-sedum-wreath.html
Steve November 18, 2008 at 4:23 am: Oh I have a blue one just like that, but mine has the deluxe wood grain.
Sally J. October 29, 2008 at 1:37 am: Frank, I have a similar audio memory…but mine is based on the TV show Lou Grant.

P.S. You’re right, that Alice Cooper hologram was definitely at a Dali show. Cool!
Frank DeFreitas October 27, 2008 at 9:14 pm: Thanks for the vid. I love “hole in the wall” repair shops. Especially those that have lasted for decades (and are still going strong, regardless of external change!).

Also, I remember when computer workstations replaced the electric typewriters in our local newsroom . . . and how silent everything had become. The click clack of typewriters added an excitement that has never been replaced — at home, work or elsewhere.