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7. THEY CAN BECOME HIP ACCESSORIES Lego makes a 2,079-piece typewriter set that retails for $199.99 and is hard to keep in stock. And typewriters are also becoming decorative accessories,

gracing bookshelves in the homes of those looking for a dose of nostalgia. Antique typewriter keys have become popular for use in jewelry, with people buying necklaces featuring the letter

of their first name. Vendors like EvaGiftedHands are selling these necklaces on Etsy, starting at around $35 . Other vendors sell typewriter key cufflinks, rings and bracelets. 8.

TYPEWRITERS ARE BEING USED TO MAKE ART Melanie Pappadis Faranello created a movement called Poetry on the Streets, setting up a typewriter in Hartford, Connecticut, and encouraging passersby

to stop and write a poem. In 2020, she hosted a gallery show to display the poems. Austin's Typewriter Rodeo is a group of on-demand poets who travel the country, hired by music

festivals, weddings and parties to use “really cool typewriters” and “write poems on the spot, on whatever topics people give us,” according to the group's website. U.K. artist James

Cook uses his vintage typewriter collection to create what he refers to as “typictions." He receives commissions to create everything from album covers to pet portraits, all made with a

series of keystrokes. And the Boston Typewriter Orchestra uses the rhythmic clacking of typewriter keys to create music. 9. TYPEWRITERS HAVE THEIR OWN DAY National Typewriter Day is June 23

and fans find creative ways to spread the word about their admiration for typewriters. Instagram is flooded with #NationalTypewriterDay posts, as people share details about their favorite

machines. This year, ECL Society of Letter Writers posted this tribute in celebration: “For generations, typewriters have been the mainstay of poets and played a pivotal role in facilitating

great social change. The vintage writing device remains timeless and is here to stay despite waves of advanced technologies. Happy National Typewriter Day!” 10. THEY CAN CREATE TOKENS OF

LOVE Keith Willard, owner of Keith Willard Events in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has had brides and grooms hire on-site artists to create wedding keepsakes on typewriters. “The guests give the

artist three words that best describe themselves. Then the artist creates a three-sentence poem using those three words, typed out on an old-style typewriter on paper that has the

couple's logo on it,” says Willard. And for her recent 20th anniversary, Colleen Lanin, 47, was given a pink typewriter by her husband. “It's on display in my home office, where I

can see it every day as I clack away on my keyboard for my blog, TravelMamas.com,” she reveals. 11. SOCIAL MEDIA IS REDISCOVERING THEM "In my own experience, one thing that's

definitely driving interest is social media,” says Jackson. “I can tell from five years ago, the amount of interest in typewriters alone has at least doubled, if not tripled, and even the

amount of people starting to try to learn how to fix and clean them up has greatly increased." In Facebook groups like Antique Typewriters Collection, members share photos of their

collections and exchange typewriter facts. There are even unique typewriter-centric accounts on Instagram including @typewrittenrecipes, which posts ‘50s-era recipes that are hand-keyed from

her typewriter.