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1939 Royal KMM Serial # KMM-2460664 1939 Royal KMM typewriter, Serial # KMM-2460664 Tas Kyprianou's 1939 Royal KMM typewriter. 2023-09-11 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Tas Kyprianou: 1939 Royal KMM Serial # KMM-2460664 Makes all my other typewriters feel like toys!
Totally, totally besotted.
Ticks every single box . . . apart from the typing on your lap one : /

16.6kg / 36.6lbs

*I have now named it "David" in memory of David McCullough : (

1939 Royal KMM #KMM-2460664

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Tas Kyprianou (Tas)
Created: 07-28-2022 at 02:08AM
Last Edit: 09-11-2023 at 01:00AM


Description:

Makes all my other typewriters feel like toys!
Totally, totally besotted.
Ticks every single box . . . apart from the typing on your lap one : /

16.6kg / 36.6lbs

*I have now named it "David" in memory of David McCullough : (

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Solidity throughout.
Solidity throughout.












Oh my, that numeral 7 is SO pretty
Oh my, that numeral 7 is SO pretty







Part of me wants to restore them, a greater part of me wants to keep their history.
Part of me wants to restore them, a greater part of me wants to keep their history.

A superb action on these glass topped keys.
A superb action on these glass topped keys.


Much grime.
Much grime.

How it arrived
How it arrived

Beginning the clean.
Beginning the clean.

More cleaning.
More cleaning.

Waiting for the WD40 to "soak" in before wiping as much of it off again. Great rejuvinator.
Waiting for the WD40 to "soak" in before wiping as much of it off again. Great rejuvinator.

Before
Before

After
After

Pica - but really fine and defined imprint
Pica - but really fine and defined imprint

Must investigate but so far zero issues
Must investigate but so far zero issues

KMM-2460664
KMM-2460664


Hunter: Tas Kyprianou (Tas)

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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 4144

UK member with Greek Cypriot heritage, living in London.
Relatively new to the hobby - My first machine was an Everest Mod 90 that I bought after watching a Violet Evergarden anime in December 2021.
My collection now consists of 41 machines.

My absolute favourite remains (just) my 1939 Royal KMM. For me, it's both the prettiest and the "warmest" to type on. It has "Majik" (with a nod to Sandy1)
I count my blessings that I am lucky enough to have amassed such a beautiful bunch.



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