1931 Royal 10 #SX-1489892
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Kevin Nutt (kmnutt)
Created: 07-31-2025 at 08:40AM
Last Edit: 07-31-2025 at 10:04AM
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Description:
Date of Purchase: 07/12/2025
Place of Purchase: Mechanicsburg, PA
This was a Facebook Marketplace purchase. The seller was moving out of state and downsizing prior to the move. The glass pane on the left side is not the original thick beveled glass, just plain plate glass that is cracked in two pieces. The right-side glass is original and complete.
The machine is in fairly decent shape, and needs some cleaning and minor adjustments to bring it back to give it some life. I went ahead and freshened up the red paint on the scales of the paper bail and tab bar to see some change happening.
This is one of those typewriters that I view as a historic icon and am happy to have in my collection.
Typeface Specimen:
Links:
- Manual and instruction leaflet (1920's)
- Manual/Brochure (1915)
- Royal 10 Galleries
- Service Manual
- Phoenix Typewriter: Royal 10 Main Spring Tension Adjustment
- Wikipedia: Royal 10
- Our History: Royal
- Lucas Dul: Royal Model 10
Photos:
Hunter: Kevin Nutt (kmnutt)
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With nearly three decades in information technology and over twenty years specializing in cybersecurity, I bring a unique perspective to typewriter collecting that bridges the digital and mechanical worlds. As the son of a farmer-turned-chemical engineer, I inherited both my father's hands-on problem-solving mindset and his deep curiosity about how things work.
Growing up under his guidance, I learned to build, repair, and tinker. This experience gave me a lasting appreciation for mechanical ingenuity and ultimately led me to typewriters. I'm fascinated by their intricate mechanisms and rich history, and by the role these remarkable machines played in transforming human communication long before the digital era.
When not working on typewriters, I love working with my hands on various projects: building custom mechanical keyboards, creating miniatures, building furniture, or other hands-on creative work that captures my attention.
Based in Central Pennsylvania less than 10 miles from the famous Olivetti-Underwood Factory in Harrisburg, PA, I've found the region to be a fruitful source of vintage machines - and so my collection keeps growing.
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