Downers Grove 23-year-old repairs typewriters for a living<br /> by [[Stefano Esposito]] in Chicago Sun-Times<br /> accessed on 2026-05-22T11:04:25
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Typewriter Doctor<br /> by [[By Kathleen Rooney]] in Chicago Magazine<br /> accessed on 2026-05-22T11:03:18
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typewriter repairman Lucas Dul opened up a brick-and-mortar shop in 2024.
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Lucas Dul's tour of Typewriter Chicago, his typewriter shop.
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there's not enough full teardown to justify a waitlist, usually under 10 a year for intense restoration. Most of my work is always thorough otherwise!
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KU student repairs typewriters to preserve history and inspire new art<br /> by [[by Logan Pierson]] in The Lawrence Times on 2026-01-25<br /> accessed on 2026-01-29T00:02:12
Jonathan Swanberg started a typewriter repair business at the end of 2023 inspired by Lucas Dul
Shop website: https://www.swanbergtypewriter.com/typewriters-for-sale
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Hi, it depends on the shop and the person doing the work. I diagnose for a flat fee of $20. For manual machines, general cleaning and service is billed at $165 with repairs at $65/hrs plus parts. Teardowns and restorations are billed purely hourly. This job is a total of $1,100 with the teardown as well as a frame weld. The welding required parts prepping, gas fees, post processing... and took about 5 hours total. The rest of the machine is about 15 hours so far. Still have about four to go. So yeah, I'm technically supposed to bill another $400 or so, but I'm going to let that slide since the client is already paying a lot for a machine worth way less. Typewriter repair is expensive, especially when it's done to the level of detail that I go to. Very few shops put this much care and attention into these machines. All that being said, the average job on a manual typewriter at my shop usually runs around $300. Full clean, and usual repairs
Typewriter Chicago / Lucas Dul rates: - Diagnosis for $20 - Manuals: general cleaning and service: $165 - repairs at $65/hour plus parts - average job on manuals runs around $400 - teardowns and restorations billed purely hourly around $55/hour
This example is $1,100 for 5 hours of frame/welding work and 15 hours of tear down, cleaning and re-assembly. He'll likely go 4 hours over, but is discounting it.
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Gen Z is into typewriters by [[Tea Krulos]]
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Typewriter ChicagoHours by appointment1525 Ogden, Unit L, Downers Grove, 630-561-5853typewriterchicago.com/
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Sometimes the most important thing about a tool is not that it accomplishes its purpose—like every other typewriter will—, but how much you enjoy using it.<br /> —Lucas Dul, in The IBM Personal Typewriter and the Selectric 1 - IBMs Two Smallest Typewriters, timestamp 10:28
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You have to love the fact that Lucas Dul has a HON card index file of 3x5" index cards with typeface samples organized by decade.
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How A Rusty 1930s Royal Typewriter Is Professionally Restored | Refurbished | Insider
Done by Lucas Dul. Some particularly interesting portions on adjustments after restoration. He generally touches on the order of adjustments he makes, but in brief rather than completely.
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Run by Lucas Dul
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Typewriter 101: The ULTIMATE TYPEFACE Guide (ft. Typewriter Chicago) by [[Just My Typewriter]]
featuring Typewriter Chicago's Lucas Dul
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