by Richard Polt | Oct 5, 2025 | typewriter shops
On my first day of driving I stopped at Indy Type Shop, a great new store created by Adam Henze and Siren Hand at 2621 Shelby St., Indianapolis.Photo by Tony Valainis, Indianapolis MonthlyYou can find them on Facebook, Instagram, and soon at indytypeshop.com. They...
by Richard Polt | Jun 26, 2024 | typewriter shops
Typewriter Chicago is the brainchild of Lucas Dul, and the second new typewriter shop I’ve had the opportunity to visit this summer (after TB Writers Plus). Lucas just recently secured a brick-and-mortar location after operating from his home for several years....
by Richard Polt | Jun 2, 2024 | repair, typewriter shops
We have reached a notable moment in the history of typewriters in the 21st century. Philly Typewriter has just graduated its first certified typewriter technician, Ryan Anderson, and is now officially opening a trade school. Bravo! “After four years of...
by Richard Polt | May 15, 2024 | typewriter shops
I’m currently in the middle of a four-day writing retreat generously sponsored by Xavier Universty. They house 35 faculty at a Marianist retreat center in suburban Dayton, Ohio, feed us, and give us time to write. Of course, I brought my Remington Noiseless no....
by Richard Polt | May 9, 2024 | typewriter shops
This is Tom Furrier, owner of the beloved Cambridge Typewriter in Arlington, Massachusetts. You may have read his blog or seen that Tom Hanks gave him a machine. Tom is ready to retire, and he’d like to find someone who wants to take over his small, busy shop....
by Richard Polt | Feb 16, 2024 | Type-in, typewriter shops
Jones Typewriter Co. is—or rather, was—a St. Louis institution, full of the glorious chaos that I know from my own workshop. At least, so I understand; sadly, I never got the opportunity to visit the shop myself. Now owners Charlie May and Vern Trampe have closed the...
