MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The hypnotic rhythm of an old manual typewriter going clack-clack-clack-clack-ping! clack-clack-clack-clack-ping! is like a long-ago song that Montgomery's William Lee never tires ...

Aside from nostalgia, or maybe loaning it out to filmmakers as a prop for period pieces, there are not many practical uses for a 90-year-old Remington portable typewriter anymore. Against all odds, ...

A display of vintage typewriters are for sale at Gramercy Typewriter Co. in New York on June 28. All the typewriters for sale are in working condition. Vintage typewriters are sent for repair and ...

This June 28, 2019 photo shows a shelf of vintage typewriters in the repair shop of the Gramercy Typewriter Co., in New York. Vintage typewriters are sent for repair and restoration daily from around ...

For most of us, the clickety clack of a manual typewriter — or the gentler tapping of the IBM Selectric — are but memories, if we’ve heard them at all. But at the few remaining typewriter repair shops ...