'Typewriters — the manually powered writing machines once made by Remington, Underwood and Royal — are wondrous things.

To see their magic in action, try this trick: Set a typewriter out on a table with a sheet of paper pre-rolled into its carriage, and wait. Nearly every child, and many adults, will be drawn to the beauty and specificity of the machine. They will just have to type something. A thought. A complaint. A poem. A wish.'
- Tom Hanks
(Image from Wiki Commons, Communication dans Musée des Arts et Métiers).

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/22/books/review/tom-hanks-reviews-a-tale-told-by-a-typewriter.html