NEW YORK - Even by Brooklyn standards, the spectacle was curious: A dozen mechanical contraptions sat on a white tablecloth, emitting occasional clacks and dings. Shoppers peered at the display, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - He’s only 42, but handyman Kirk Jackson has always been an old-school guy who loves old stuff. He collects old oil lamps and old coins. He fixes and preserves old furniture and ...

FAIRLAND, Ind. (AP) - Terry Vorten witnessed firsthand the death throes of a once-world-beating analog technology - the typewriter. Its destruction turned his lucrative profession repairing the ...

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 ...

Store owner Matt Snyder works on a manual typewriter at New England Typewriter in Merrimack on Saturday, November 16, 2024. Snyder opened it to sell and service devices that are decades old. An old ...

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. The clickety-clack of manual typewriters have long been replaced by PC keyboards and even that is now ...

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STRATHAM — With a degree in civil engineering Murray Segal has worked over the years as a consultant in transportation planning, traffic safety and accident reconstruction. Most recently, he has used ...

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