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If you have been bitten by the typewriter bug, I recommend joining the electronic mailing lists devoted to the pleasures of old writing machines. These lists discuss anecdotes about typewriters, where to find serial numbers, machines for sale, you name it. As you'll see, most typewriter collectors are friendly and helpful people.

• TYPEWRITERS is an automated list for typewriter fans, with over 800 members. Recently this list has been generating around 20 messages per day. A daily digest option is also available (one long message per day). Visit this page to learn more and join.

• The Portable Typewriter Forum is another active forum, dedicated primarily to post-1940 portable machines. Visit this page to learn more and join.

• TypeSwap is "a forum for typewriter users and collectors to buy, sell, trade, or pass along typewriters, parts, tools, manuals, and other typewriter-related materials." Visit this page to learn more.

• Some other, currently almost inactive groups include Machines of Loving Grace and Typex Typewriters.

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