As much as computers and word processing have made writing much easier, I miss typewriters. In particular, I miss the old IBM Selectric. I took one typing course in grade 10 and became the idiot savant of typing – over 150 words per minute the last time I was tested on a Selectric and no doubt faster on a computer keyboard since so much less pressure is required.

So I was drawn to this sweet little typewriter necklace. My guess is a lot of people now wouldn’t even know what it is. Go ahead and baffle the young’uns. Available here for £21.00.