1911 Royal 1 #65905
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
Created: 06-01-2021 at 05:31PM
Last Edit: 06-01-2021 at 05:31PM
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Description:
I got this 1911 Royal 1 from a seller in Ambler, PA, along with a Royal 10 and a Smith-Corona Standard "flattop" in May of 2021. The seller said it was in her grandfather's insurance business in North Wales, PA since the 1800s... which is impossible as it is a 1911 machine, but let's just say she thought it was very, very old. The decals were in great shape, the rest needed quite a bit of help: a thorough cleaning, new rubber "shoes" and bale rollers, and it is back to typing like a champ!
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Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
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Professor of Political Science and Director of Russian Area Studies at Villanova University. Writes about alcohol politics, Russia, and international law when not refurbishing old typewriters.
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