1936 Royal Junior #J53646
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mighty Jabba (MightyJabba)
Created: 05-18-2023 at 10:32PM
Last Edit: 05-18-2023 at 10:37PM
Description:
I had never even heard of the Royal Junior before this appeared on eBay for $50 (shows how much I have to learn about typewriters, but I also think these are a lot less common than many other models). I understand these were made during the Great Depression to be inexpensive, but it still seems like a quality product (more so than something like the Remington Remette, in my opinion). Yes, it's missing a lot of features. Tabs. Bichrome ribbon support. A bell. Heck, it's the only machine in my collection to not even have a backspace key! But it really feels nicely designed and built.
This particular one was in amazing shape. Basically flawless, although it is missing one foot. Of course I did clean it up and give it a bit of a polish with Turtle Wax.
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Hunter: Mighty Jabba (MightyJabba)
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