1934 Royal 10 #S-1645789
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 11-16-2024 at 05:53AM
Last Edit: 11-16-2024 at 06:58PM
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Description:
The last Royal 10.
Clean under the hood, but plating corrosion up top. The tab rack mounts were bent and one of the carriage bearings was awol, so maybe a minor drop. Needed a just ok platen off another, along with a few other bits and pieces including a spacebar. Another feet rebuild using old feet trimmed to become bushings.
Interesting they had a K keyset in 1933, but dropped it for 34. Then launch the H without it in 1934 to go back to it 35 for the KH.
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
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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.
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