For many people, the sounds of a typewriter are but memories from 30 or more years ago, or something now heard only in movies. The United States has only a few typewriter repair shops operating today. Yet these stores are doing good business. A new generation is discovering the joy of the feel and sound of old typewriters. And an old generation is showing that it never fell out of love with the machines. Eighty-year-old Paul Schweitzer is the owner of the Gramercy Typewriter Company in New York City. His father founded the company in 1932. Schweitzer now works at the business with his son, Jay Schweitzer and grandson, Jake. He said, “What’s surprising to me is that the younger generation is taking a liking to typewriters again.” Schweitzer says he receives old typewriters needing repair from around the country. Demand is so great that early this year, the family moved to new office space. Other repair shops include Berkeley Typewriter and California Typewriter, both in Berkeley, California.
