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1939 Royal Quiet De Luxe Serial # A-891083 1939 Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter, Serial # A-891083 Mary Echevarria's 1939 Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter. 2025-04-24 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Mary Echevarria: 1939 Royal Quiet De Luxe Serial # A-891083 The carriage wouldn't catch because of a chipped loose dog. I fortunately had a parts machine with an intact loose dog that I swapped in. I used a very helpful 3D-printed reproduction of a Royal portable ball bearing feeder tool to reset the carriage on its bearings and pinion retainers.

1939 Royal Quiet De Luxe #A-891083

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Mary Echevarria (Mech)
Created: 04-24-2025 at 03:11AM
Last Edit: 04-24-2025 at 03:14AM


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The carriage wouldn't catch because of a chipped loose dog. I fortunately had a parts machine with an intact loose dog that I swapped in. I used a very helpful 3D-printed reproduction of a Royal portable ball bearing feeder tool to reset the carriage on its bearings and pinion retainers.

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A chipped loose dog was causing the carriage to not catch
A chipped loose dog was causing the carriage to not catch

A 3D-printed reproduction of a Royal portable ball bearing feeder tool
A 3D-printed reproduction of a Royal portable ball bearing feeder tool

Hunter: Mary Echevarria (Mech)

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I'm a novice collector with a very small collection of mostly nonfunctional typewriters. I enjoy tinkering and repairs, so I am slowly but surely putting these typewriters back into service.



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