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It has become very clear that "School" is a decorating style, and we like it.
Letters, typewriters, wastepaper baskets maps and even eyeglasses are now found objects and even art. We have sold all of these including illustrated charts used to teach reading, vintage notebooks, stamps,staplers,tape dispensers,school maps,globes, flash cards and old school chairs,to name a few. Customers of every age buy,or at least appreciate these objects.Everyday there is someone remembering and sharing a story about a teacher or explaining to a child what a typewriter or rotary phone is. "See you press the key and it prints a letter."
"Can you still buy the ribbon?" The answer is yes. Online. We have sold typewriters in every color to every age. Some are bought for a child's birthday. Others as a graduation present or Father's Day. Writers collect them and graphic designers use them. We find them.
Once we had a pink "Royal" typewriter,for only a few days. People stopped their cars and didn't park, just to run in and ask the price. Pink is always more expensive and so is red. Customers still come in to inquire about it, "it sold months ago." They are always disappointed.
We have a nice blue smith and corona and a grey metal Royal in the shop now, letters for the wall, beautiful mud australia to hold pencils and a wonderful carafe for water - if you don't have a fountain.
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