Berkeley’s California Typewriter, star of documentary, closes shop by [[Cirrus Wood]] 2020-02-21
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Herbert Permillion, who runs California Typewriter Company on San Pablo Avenue, said he was also at a loss to explain the trend. “I’m almost in awe to some extent, but then I can sort of understand that some people tend to reach back and some people want things a little simpler.”
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California Typewriter Company was opened as California Typewriter on Shattuck Avenue by Glenn Tuttle in 1949. Permillion bought the shop in 1981 from its second owner, Joseph Mundy, at its second location on University and moved it to its current location on San Pablo in 1986.
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- Apr 2023
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TYPEWRITER TOUR: How I ended up with 17 typewriters (story time)
California Typewriter got Sara into collecting.
She names her typewriters.
She likes the consistency of the Corona Pacemaker, the IBM Selectric II, and the Olympia Electric.
- Smith-Corona Corsair Deluxe Aqua/Blue Travel
- Royal Futura 800
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