1938 Royal O #O-806583
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
Created: 02-12-2014 at 12:31PM
Last Edit: 03-22-2015 at 07:22PM
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Description:
Found in immaculate condition at a Goodwill on half-price day. $9.98 total. Inorite?
Great typewriter, but I found the touch to be not quite what I like. I think that Royal hit the sweet spot for typing touch in the '40s and lost it again in the '50s.
Sold!
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Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
Ted Munk's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Curator
Points: 2786
I am a scoundrel without a cause, and my swank outshines the sun.
I am a casual Typewriter Hunter residing in the sweltering deserts of Arizona with a wife, three cats and about 50 typewriters. My main hunting ground is thrift stores, and I rarely pay more than $10 for a machine. My collection consists mainly of portables with cases, and they stay in the cases unless I am actively using it (usually more than one at a time). I do, however keep a handful of interesting Selectrics, including a Composer and a couple of large Nakajima Electronics to use as daisywheel printers for my vintage laptop collection.
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