Sunday, September 29, 2013

Antique Typewriter Repair Shop in Melbourne

http://thethousands.com.au/melbourne/shop/tom-the-typewriter-guy

http://www.totallyyourtype.com/2013/06/rare-japanese-machines-part-2-clipper.html

http://oztypewriter.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/typewriter-tom-thinks-about-hanging-up.html

http://filthyplaten.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/a-visit-to-toms-typewriter-shop.html

For a few years now I've acquired a fever for antique typewriters and I'm afraid it has not abated, but has got worse. I think I've bought about a dozen very old typewriters now.

The prices for the old typewriters - the ones that were made in the 1930s or earlier - are just going up and up.

There's something magical about them. As a writer I love to use them - to hear their sound - and to feel their vibe. There is a sense of immediacy about them - a sense of finality when you hit the keys home. You can't turn back you just write on - and that helps with the flow of your thoughts. You are driven to completion.


The shop is in

188 Elgin St, Carlton, Vic Australia- opposite the Shell Petrol Station. You still have to give him another call before you drive over - just in case he's not there yet.

Contact: Tom on 9347 6311 - 0401136181

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