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Third-generation family business Gramercy Typewriter Co. is New York City's last typewriter repair shop.

There, typewriters are displayed behind glass like precious objects, including a 1950s metallic-green model autographed by its previous owner, Tom Hanks. Others are out in the open, ready for use.

Behind the collection: ‘The World’s Greatest Typewriter Collection’ 03:26 DALLAS - "Each one of these typewriters tells a really fascinating story—not just about the person, but how they ...

But over the past 20 years, typewriters became "vintage" and "vintage" became cool. And then the pandemic hit. "My phone started ringing off the hook. They wanted to come in," Furrier said.

In a Facebook post, the owner of Cambridge Typewriter Company, Tom Furrier, wrote that the business would close officially on March 31. Advertisement This content is imported from Facebook.

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — For decades the world lived on typewriters. A product of the 18th century, modern technology gave us computers, and the clickity clack of those writing machines were… ...