1931 Royal 10 #SX-1489473
Status: My Collection
Hunter: John Abbott (TruckerGeek)
Created: 02-08-2020 at 12:26PM
Last Edit: 02-08-2020 at 12:38PM
Find on Ebay #AD
Find on Etsy #AD
Description:
1098. My wife and I picked this up from a local estate sale.
In the article "How to Identify a Royal Typewriter" (link provided) it confirmed by fear that this has been painted at some point (the article states that all of the Royals up to 1950 we black). I actually thought this was a much later and a different model where it was more plausible that it would not be black. It was not until I noticed the single side panels (plastic not glass--and one is cracked) that I realized it was a Royal 10.
Unless I can find some evidence that this was made for the Military or something, to explain why it is the wrong color, then I will likely use it as a parts machine.
Typeface Specimen:
Links:
Photos:
Hunter: John Abbott (TruckerGeek)
John Abbott's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 4453
I started my collection back in 2017 when I found a 1993 Brother WP-1250, which was very close to the typewriter I owned and used to write letters home while I was stationed in Korea serving in the US Air Force (I later discovered it was most likely the Brother WP-1150, so I picked that up). In 2018, my wife took me to one of the local antique store and I saw an old typewriter that caught my eye. My wife purchased it for me for Christmas (a 1932 Royal 10). My wife and I decided to limit my collection to 5 typewriters, so I need to sell off my surplus.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Royal 10 on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Royal Serial Number page and the Royal 10 By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
