1934 Royal Junior #J26820
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 02-09-2024 at 11:44AM
Last Edit: 04-24-2024 at 05:21PM
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Description:
Royal's Depression Era bare bones offering. It has no bell, ribbon selector, RS margin stop/release or tabs. It has an adjustable left margin stop, one platen knob and one carriage release on the right side.
One of 3000 produced in this finish from SN 24369 to 27369 places this in 1934. Types pretty good after just a careful cleaning while assembled. The large feed is still round, the platen is ok, but the small feed is square. The motion adjustment is bend stops, so I left it as is. I should have sent that feed out with the P stuff.
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandfather was on a small town school board and used one for this. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! The long dormant tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved in circa 2010, Yes a believe it or not story is next, when a Hermes 3000 comes home with the girlfriend from work for free. Yes, free! From there the addiction is full steam. And yes, I now have a No. 5. Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose.
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