1913 Royal 5 #160308-5
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 05-13-2024 at 03:21AM
Last Edit: 05-13-2024 at 03:45AM
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Description:
Patience. A nice example that would most likely throw some ink on paper with a quick cleaning of the segment. No buggered up screw heads!!
$75 in 1912 is $2500 today. However, a more accurate understanding of the investment such a machine was, is to look at the average annual income. What we would call a blue collar laborer or ag worker, was under $1000.
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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.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Royal 5 on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Royal Serial Number page and the Royal 5 By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
