The Meeting Place > General Discussion > The Last Typewriter

The Last Typewriter

avatar
13 yrs ago

Tis the end of an era.
[quote]Godrej and Boyce - the last company left in the world that was still manufacturing typewriters - has shut down its production plant in Mumbai, India with just a few hundred machines left in stock.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1380383/Godrej-Boyce-Worlds-typewriter-factory-closes-doors-Mumbai.html#ixzz1KjG01teZ[/quote]
I wouldn't have thought there were any left by now.

2 comments
avatar
I'm Myself
13 yrs ago

I'm surprised they were still making them, I thought they would have gone out with top hats by now.:)

I'm surprised they were still making them, I thought they would have gone out with top hats by now.:)

So did I, actually, and was tickled pink to come across the article. At my last job, there was ayoung fellow who worked in the IT dept, but was fascinated by old typewriters, and had a collection of them. Imagine 10 year olds looking at them in a museum somewhere. :)

2 comments



To make a comment, please register or login

Preview your comment