Typewriter Repair Shops

Florida, New Smyrna Beach
Old Bob’s Old Typewriters

Old Bob’s Old Typewriters is currently on Hiatus from doing cleanings, repairs and restorations due to travel and gigs abroad.
Repair services may restart late 2024.
Get in touch with us via the contact us form and we will be happy to help you via email.

We are located in central Florida. Check the list below for other repair shops near you.

Note: This list was revised and updated in  Jan 2024.  

The following is a list of some known typewriter shops across the U.S.
Ideally we would like to find shops from all around the world, so if you know of good typewriter shops not on this list, let us know.
Also, let us know if any of these repair sites need to be updated.

Alabama

  • None

Alaska

  • Alaska Computer and Typewriter Service, 3403 Minnesota Drive, Anchorage, AK 99503.
  • Valley Business Machines, 5825 E. Mayflower Court, Wasilla, AK 99654. Phone: 907-376-5077. Fax: 907-376-1187.

Arizona

  • Mesa Typewriter Exchange, 30 South Macdonald, Mesa, AZ 85210. Phone 480-964-3603. Proprietor: Bill Whal
  • Phoenix Typewriters, 602-992-7611. Owner: Duane Jensen. Call or text.

California

  • Rick Butler, Butler Business Machines, 5914 Entrada Ave., Atascadero, CA 93422. 805-466-5000. Servicing manual typewriters since 1962.
  • Daza Typewriters, Bellflower, CA, 90706 / Long Beach, CA, 90805. Ph: 562-219-5340. Fax: 562-219-5819
  • Berkeley Typewriter and Clark Business Machines, 1823 University Ave., Berkeley, CA 94703. Phone 510-841-7100. Owners: Tom Wiard
  • Leon’s Office Equipment, 2568 San Carlos Ave, Castro Valley, CA 94546 (in the San Francisco Bay Area). Voice Phone: (510) 582-5389
  • U.S. Office Machine Co., 5722 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90042. 323-256-2111.
  • Star Office Machines, 11351 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025. (310) 477-6091 tel, (310) 479-6644 fax
  • Dave Hammond, Crawfords Business Equipment, 132 North “A” Street, Oxnard, CA 93030. Phone 805-486-6348.
  • Anderson Business Technology, 120 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, CA. (626) 793-2166
  • Abbott’s Business Machines, 9235 Chesapeake Drive Suite F, San Diego, CA 92123. Phone 858-268-0435
  • Accutek, 2615 Murray Ridge Road, San Diego, CA 92123. Mike Edwards, 858-560-7605, 858-245-2021 cell
  • Business Machines Center, 2274 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 91364 Phone: (818) 999-0500. Fax: (818) 999-0501

Colorado

  • None

 Connecticut

  • Dave Morrill, American Typewriter, 112 Park Lane Rd., New Milford, CT 06776. 860-354-6903
  • Carl Breiner, Office Products of Connecticut, 1760 Watertown Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06708, (203) 573-1651

Delaware

  • Accurate Office Machine Company, 804 W. Newport Pike, Wilmington, DE 19804, phone 302-994-2501, fax 302-998-9984

Florida

  • Old Bob’s Old Typewriters, New Smyrna Beach. Email only, and YouTube/this website video instructions.
  • Bill & Marc Pridgen, McDavid Typewriter Service, 4304 Plymouth Street, Jacksonville, FL 32205, (904) 384-3461

Georgia

  • M.C. & T. Electronics, Inc. 2724 Mountain Industrial Blvd., Suite 204 Tucker, GA 30084. Phone: 404-377-1848

Idaho

  • None

Illinois

Indiana

  • Eric Woolf, 5426 Marilyn Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46226, 317-547-2715

Iowa

  • None.

Kansas

  • EBS, 3021 Merriam Lane, Kansas City, KS 66106. 913-384-4646 or 800-816-6855

Kentucky

  • Kentucky Typer, 2041 Stonewood Lane, Lexington, KY. 859.264.7384. kytyper.com
  • Ed’s Office Machines, 1560 Clintonville Road, Winchester, KY. 859.221.3547. edsofficemachinesky.com

Maine

  • Cosco Technologies, Patrick Costigan (Owner), 50 Bearce Road, Winthrop, Maine 04364, Ph. (207) 377-2897, Email: (coscotech1@yahoo.com)

Maryland

  • Kensington Office Machines, 3827 Plyers Mill Road, Kensington, MD 20895, 301-946-0800. Fax: 301-946-0800

Massachusetts

  • Cambridge Typewriter Company & AAA Business Machines, 102 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA 02474. 781-643-7010
  • Collins Office Systems, 1185 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA 02476-4290. Phone: (781) 648-1323. Fax: (781) 648-1628
  • Adams Imaging Systems, 15 Goldsmith Drive, Newburyport, MA 01950. 978-462-9206

Michigan

  • None

Minnesota

  • Vale Typewriter, 6319 Penn Ave., Richfield, MN 55423. 612-869-3664

Mississippi

  • None

Missouri

  • None

Montana

  • None

New Hampshire

  • Steve Davis Office Machines, 636 South Main Street, PO Box 901, Wolfeboro, NH 03894. Telephone/fax: 603-515-1252

New Jersey

  • Samuel Trujillo, central New Jersey, phone 732-406-3477, pager 888-473-9643
  • Advanced Business Machines Co., 230 Randolph Road, Freehold, NJ 07728. Phone 732-431-1464
  • Karl Business Machines 2562 Nottingham Way Trenton NJ 08619. Phone 609-890-1743

New Mexico

  • John Lewis Mechanical Antique Repair, 4805 Menaul N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87110. Phone: (505) 884-0600

New York

  • Mohawk Typewriter and Office Equipment, Inc. Rome, New York.  315.735.5201
  • Williams Office Machines, 135 Ridge Rd Vestal NY 13850. (607) 772-6113
  • Will Repair Service, Bob Will, Owner. 5117 Farmlane Road, Dunkirk, NY 14048. Phone: 716-366-1424, 1800-334-2157
  • TTS Business Products, 325 Nassau Blvd., Garden City South, NY, 11530. Tel. 516-489-8300
  • Gramercy Typewriter Company, 174 5th Avenue, Suite 400, New York, NY 10010. 212-674-7700
  • Specialty Business Machines, 253 W 35th St. # 12A, New York, NY 10001. Phone 212-587-9600

North Carolina

  • None

North Dakota

  • None

Ohio

  • Royal Typewriter Co. of Cincinnati, 3042 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206. Ray Boh, phone 513-221-6319, fax 513-221-8448
  • Gebhart’s Office Machines, 611 Beer Road, Mansfield, OH 44906. Phone 419-529-6500
  • Accurate Business Machines, Sandusky, OH 44870. 419-625-6336

Oregon

  • Ace Typewriter – 7433 N. Lombard, Portland, OR 97203. (503)286-2521
  • Blue Moon Camera and Machine, 8417 North Lombard Street, Portland, OR 97203. Phone 503-978-0333

Pennsylvania

  • Jim Wenderoth, Keystone Typewriter Co., 1268 O’Connor Street, Johnstown, PA. Phone: 814-539-6077
  • Steck Typewriter Service, PO Box 52607, Philadelphia, PA 19115. Tel. 215-332-2033

South Carolina

  • None

Tennessee

  • None

Texas

  • Lavaca County Office Supply, 107 N. Main St., Hallettsville, TX 77964. Tel. 512-798-4364
  • Farmer Office Products, 3725 Reveille, Houston, TX 77087. Phone 713-645-5666

Vermont

  • None

Virginia

  • Charlottesville Office Machine Co., corner of 10th and West Main Streets, Charlottesville, VA, (434)296-7419

Washington

  • Bremerton Office Machine Co., 245 Fourth Street #502, Bremerton, WA 98337. Phone (360) 373-6330

West Virginia

  • Remco Sales & Service., 721 Washington St, Charleston WV 25302.  Phone (304) 342-0183

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