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1935 Royal H Serial # H1843418 1935 Royal H typewriter, Serial # H1843418 Darren Goossens's 1935 Royal H typewriter. 2021-06-18 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Darren Goossens: 1935 Royal H Serial # H1843418 Unrestored 1935 Royal model H, bought for a few bucks at auction. Works reasonably well, but not used as a daily typer. Sorry about the poor type sample -- I used an old ribbon and boosted the levels in image processing, so it doesn't look great.

1935 Royal H #H1843418

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Darren Goossens (djjjjg)
Created: 06-18-2021 at 04:20PM
Last Edit: 06-18-2021 at 04:26PM


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Unrestored 1935 Royal model H, bought for a few bucks at auction. Works reasonably well, but not used as a daily typer. Sorry about the poor type sample -- I used an old ribbon and boosted the levels in image processing, so it doesn't look great.

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Formerly owned by NSW railways
Formerly owned by NSW railways

Serial number in the cutout under the carriage
Serial number in the cutout under the carriage

The clips used to set tabs -- not all lost!
The clips used to set tabs -- not all lost!

As seen in the advert
As seen in the advert

Before cleaning
Before cleaning

Still before cleaning
Still before cleaning

Came with spools, but a lot of dirt
Came with spools, but a lot of dirt

And came with a lot of ... uh .... gunk
And came with a lot of ... uh .... gunk

Top view, casing removed and platen out
Top view, casing removed and platen out

Everything you can see was gummed up
Everything you can see was gummed up

Hunter: Darren Goossens (djjjjg)

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