There are a large number of auctions for antique typewriter keys and subsequently for jewelry made from antique typewriter keys on eBay right now. There was a Time Magazine article about this phenomenon. As someone who used to have quite a collection of different antique typewriters (I’m down to three now), I hate to think of all those typewriters without their keys. Although some of the things people have made from them are really neat.
i like writing poems on special paper on old old typewriters – they make excellent greeting cards. come to think of it, tomorrow is st. valentine’s day isn’t it. uh oh. better get to work.