The Last Typewriter Shop in Melbourne, Australia: Elite Office Machines Co.

The Last Typewriter Shop in Melbourne, Australia: Elite Office Machines Co. Tom Zeljko Koska has owned his typewriter shop in 188 Elgin Street, Carlton VIC 3053 Australia since 1967. Tom Koska runs the last typewriter shop in Melbourne.
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He has been featured on Channel 9, ABC radio, The Age etc, favorably. Please call before visiting his shop. 0401 136 181 as he might be out. His shop name is Elite Office Machines. It is the last of the once ubiquitous typewriter shops that used to be as common as computer shops. Now there is only one left. Tom Koska has been repairing and selling typewriters here in 188 Elgin Street, Carlton sinc

e 1969. Tom received his typewriter training in Austria and Germany. He's honest and does a good job even when the machines are extremely old and rusty. If you have an old typewriter that you love and want to service and repair it - or you are interested in purchasing a typewriter please call Tom to make an appointment. This page was setup and is currently maintained by Yauming, one of Tom's customers; Tom himself does not check this page. This FB page was created to help people find his shop and give him an online presence. To reach Tom, please call and speak to him directly. Please speak clearly. Do not call him late at night as he has to sleep. Do not leave a message. He doesn't do SMS or email. His landline phone is (03) 93476311; he may not hear the phone ring. His mobile phone is 0401136181.

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Use Singer oil. don't use WD40 to lubricate your typewriter.

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Tom is still on holiday. In the meantime, here is a video taken awhile ago where he talks about one of the Olympia typewriters that he has repaired.

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Tom is still on holiday. This is a video of him explaining how he serviced one of his customer's Bartlet typewriters. It was taken several years past.

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Wishing you all a fantastic weekend and try to stay cool and hydrated!!!!

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NOTE FROM TED: TEDx events are independently organized by volunteer...

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✒️ In Jean Schulz’s latest blog post, she reflects on a presentation by Amy Johnson, daughter of Charles M. “Sparky” Schulz, about the linguistic devices found in Peanuts.

"Sparky was a keen observer of people and their interactions… he picked up on life’s incongruities and peccadilloes, blending them all into the strip with his repertory company of unique characters, and each character led to his or her own language peculiarities."

🔗 Read the full blog post: schulzmuseum.org/wordplay-in-peanuts

This Peanuts comic strip was published on November 2, 1974.

Address

188 Elgin Street
Carlton, VIC
3053

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8:45pm
Tuesday 9am - 8:45pm
Wednesday 9am - 8:45pm
Thursday 9am - 8:45pm
Friday 9am - 8:45pm
Saturday 9am - 8:45pm
Sunday 9am - 8:45pm

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0401136181

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