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Typewriters

After more than 50 years, a beloved Boston-area typewriter shop is closing its doors

by Sarah Leeson
Feb 17, 2025
Ever since Tom Furrier, owner of Cambridge Typewriter, announced that he's retiring at the end of March, the shop has been flooded with customers.
Tom Furrier, the owner of Cambridge Typewriter, sits in the shop amidst dozens of typewriters waiting to be fixed.
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"California Typewriter"

David Brancaccio on "California Typewriter"

by David Brancaccio
Nov 12, 2021
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #82
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A typeface for programmers

by Molly Wood
Feb 22, 2016
For computer programmers, it can be hard to find the right type.
 <span>Examples of Operator typeface</span>
Jonathan Hoefler/ Hoefler & Co
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Typewriters, somehow, still in demand

by Adam Ragusea
Nov 14, 2013
There are still people who make a living selling typewriters to law offices, funeral parlors, and anybody else who fills out a lot of forms.
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Codebreaker

Typewriters, contrary to reports, not quite dead yet

by John Moe
Apr 26, 2011
There's a story floating around the wires about a typewriter factory in India closing its doors forever, thus ending the era of the typewriter....
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