{"id":10392,"date":"2019-04-24T11:35:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T17:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=10392"},"modified":"2019-04-24T13:07:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T19:07:20","slug":"i-can-quit-collecting-at-any-time-in-fact-i-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=10392","title":{"rendered":"I Can Quit Collecting at Any Time; In Fact, I Have"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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1940s technology to the rescue.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

But I still get a twinge when reading about this typewriter repairman-restoration specialist in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. One of three in the state, it turns out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“Talk QWERTY to me: A vintage typewriter shop in Glenwood Springs gets analog hearts racing.”<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Typewriters are lined up on floor-to-ceiling shelves. They are tucked away in rows of sturdy carrying cases. They squat, solid and reliable, on every surface. In the basement, there are typewriter towers and canyons. Typewriter belts, washers, feet, springs and other bits fill bins and boxes \u2014 so many, there are \u201cparts for parts,\u201d owner Darwin Raymond observed wryly.<\/p>\r\n

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Typewriters are lined up on floor-to-ceiling shelves. They are tucked away in rows of sturdy carrying cases. They squat, solid and reliable, on every surface. In the basement, there are typewriter towers and canyons. Typewriter belts, washers, feet, springs and other bits fill bins and boxes \u2014 so many, there are \u201cparts for parts,\u201d owner Darwin Raymond observed wryly.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

One of these days, my travels will bring me to Glenwood Springs again.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

But I still get a twinge when reading about this typewriter repairman-restoration specialist in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. One of three in the state, it turns out. “Talk QWERTY to me: A vintage typewriter shop in Glenwood Springs gets analog hearts racing.” Typewriters are lined up on floor-to-ceiling shelves. 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