The Magical Mechanical Typewriter

First it was vinyl; now, the typewriter is back. Vintage Smith-Coronas and Olivettis are hot items on Ebay.  Cities around country are hosting “type ins”.   Hipster fad or analog rebellion?  Philosopher Richard Polt assesses the typewriter revolution.

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