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1912 Royal 5 Serial # 114031-5 1912 Royal 5 typewriter, Serial # 114031-5 Brian Decker's 1912 Royal 5 typewriter. 2026-01-17 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Brian Decker: 1912 Royal 5 Serial # 114031-5 I purchased this machine, along with an Oliver 9, S/N 740020, from Bob Aubert back in September of 1998, in my first full year of typewriter collecting. I paid $50.00 each for these two machines, plus $20.00 shipping for both; so, effectively, the cost to me for this 1912 Royal 5 was $60.00. It is clearly a project machine, but it's complete or mostly so (needs at least a spring or two). I purchased a set of Royal 5 waterslide decals from Paul Robert in the Netherlands in 2025 (very nice decals!), and I aspire to tear down this machine and overhaul it, and apply the decals as I put it back together. The typeface is Pica, and all the keys work except the "A" key, which does not appear to advance the line; so I shall have to troubleshoot that.

1912 Royal 5 #114031-5

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 12-09-2025 at 05:18PM
Last Edit: 01-17-2026 at 04:01PM

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I purchased this machine, along with an Oliver 9, S/N 740020, from Bob Aubert back in September of 1998, in my first full year of typewriter collecting. I paid $50.00 each for these two machines, plus $20.00 shipping for both; so, effectively, the cost to me for this 1912 Royal 5 was $60.00. It is clearly a project machine, but it's complete or mostly so (needs at least a spring or two). I purchased a set of Royal 5 waterslide decals from Paul Robert in the Netherlands in 2025 (very nice decals!), and I aspire to tear down this machine and overhaul it, and apply the decals as I put it back together. The typeface is Pica, and all the keys work except the "A" key, which does not appear to advance the line; so I shall have to troubleshoot that.

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Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)

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My interest in typewriters started in 1997, when I was in graduate school at the University of Georgia. I purchased and read Darryl Rehr's book, joined ETC, and started reaching out to known collectors. I had several email interchanges with Richard Polt dating from that period. I also bought some of my first machines from Bob Aubert, and visited him at his home twice. After marriage and relocation to New England, I continued visiting antique shops and eBay, until other priorities put my typewriter hobby on hiatus around 2008.

In late 2024, I started up again, working on my machines and having some of them serviced professionally by New England Typewriter (NET) LLC (Merrimack, NH), until they closed their doors in December of 2025. Since mid-2025, I have been adding to my collection again, first with a Hermes 3000 purchase from NET, then with various auctions and purchases on eBay, when I find something that catches my eye.


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