1930 Royal Commander #CD239539
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Jonathan Crowe (mcwetboy)
Created: 11-10-2021 at 03:36PM
Last Edit: 08-31-2022 at 08:36AM
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Description:
A carriage-shifting base model: no paper guide, no tabs. Made in Canada.
Acquired November 2021 in non-working condition. Now operational after being sent for repair in July 2022.
Types surprisingly well. The usual Royal portable caveats apply in re the left margin and not typing too fast or you'll bunch up the letters, but for some reason it isn't as bad as that as my 1947 Quiet De Luxe or my 1958 Futura 800. Much more forgiving.
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Hunter: Jonathan Crowe (mcwetboy)
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Jonathan Crowe blogs about maps at The Map Room and writes about science fiction and fantasy; his work has been published by AE, The New York Review of Science Fiction, Strange Horizons and Tor.com. He lives in Shawville, Quebec.
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