Mr. Frederic Durbin and his analog writing students tell PEOPLE about typewriting letters to Tom Hank — and his replies.

If you have an old typewriter that needs some attention, here’s a quick guide for giving it a once-over. Some of you of a certain age may remember electronic typewriters with some fondness.

An electric typewriter is a rare and wonderful thrift store find, and even better if it still works. Unfortunately, there’s ...

Introduced in 1961 by IBM, the Selectric was the first typewriter to use a golf ball-like type element that moved across the paper, rather than moving the paper carriage past the individual ...

Key point: RJ had an electric typewriter – rare in high school – and bragged about it and showed off his efforts; he claimed to get better grades on typed papers. Wow, electric typewriter?

Our favorite place to browse for these time-tested machines is the Mesa Typewriter Exchange. Bill Wahl's shop in downtown Mesa carries workable manual and electric typewriters, including the most ...