CHICAGO (CBS)-- He came to America and made a living doing something that was essential for most businesses at the time. But eventually, things changed. Now, he's one of the last of the typewriter ...
FARGO — Some drivers may do a double take when they get a peek at the sign on John Ham's little shop tucked away just off of 16th Avenue South in Fargo. But it's no illusion. There is still a ...
Even in the constantly evolving age of computers, Bill Mark still gets the call once or twice a month — a typewriter is broken and in need of repairs. "You get into older people, they don't want to ...
In 1964, Edward Skibba started Ace Machines, a typewriter / business machine shop that sells and repairs typewriters, copiers, printers and more. After 50 years in business, Ace continues to thrive in ...
Many years ago — a sakh yorn tzurik, as we say in Yiddish — when I had little money and was still an unpublished writer, I moved to a street in Manhattan with many used bookstores. It was a safe ...
"I'm absolutely a dinosaur," the Crown Point man said. As far as he and any of his customers know, he's the only typewriter repairman left in Northwest Indiana. The Chicago native runs Crown Point ...