The Last Typewriter Shop in Melbourne, Australia: Elite Office Machines Co.
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Tom Zeljko Koska has worked his typewriter shop in 188 Elgin Street, Carlton VIC 3053 Australia since 1967. His shop name is Elite Office Machines.
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. Tom Koska runs the last typewriter shop in Melbourne. 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
29/08/2026
Use Singer oil. don't use WD40 to lubricate your typewriter.
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.
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.
28/08/2026
Wishing you all a fantastic weekend and try to stay cool and hydrated!!!!
28/08/2026
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28/08/2026
✒️ 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.
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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 |