1948 Royal KMM #KMM-3560580

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Joseph Elliott (Omega2)
Created: 03-15-2021 at 08:35PM
Last Edit: 03-15-2021 at 08:41PM

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I found this machine locally for a whopping fifteen dollars! It had a loose shift , but after a few snips of two springs it was good as new. Also a screw had worked it's way out of the shift mechanism and disappeared into oblivion somewhere, luckily I had a spare that fit. The tabulator key was a bit lathargic and hung loose and relaxed, until I pressed the corresponding key lever back into place and tightened up a few screws . Then there was the bell , which needed some forming to hit in the right spot. Turning a "thump" into a "RING" took me a bit longer than you would expect. Finally the margin would hang up when pressing margin release , after forming another piece of metal, I have gotten it to freely move by holding down the margin release . Another spring shortening is in this machines not to distant future ,in order to get that fully sorted out. As well as removing a couple bell housing screws that the previous owner had broke off in some way . I'm wondering if this machine had been dropped on its back at some point ? If that is the case , it's in extremely good shape still . I've had a few falls and I was not in near the shape this machine was in ! Magic Margins still work !

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Hunter: Joseph Elliott (Omega2)

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I am a Nebraskan, and a Typewriter enthusiast, my interest in these mechanical wonders comes from exactly that, they are mechanical wonders, and I have always been interested in anything mechanical. Also the more I learn in life, as well as about typewriters, the more I realize that the entire world is in one big hurry, nobody stops to smell the typewriter oil these days. I too am guilty of falling victim to this deep dark hole of "progress' and can see the pitfalls of our technologically obsessed world, as well as what it could lead to. Detaching an entire civilization from reality comes with consequences, the likes of which we are starting to see, although many are still blind to the cause of these calamities, I find comfort in getting away from the blue glow of the computer screen and sitting down at a blank piece of crisp white paper, the likes of which I will print my desires on with the clatter of typebars. It clears the mind and brings you back into the real and away from the imaginary. The tangible is a hard thing to grasp in 2021, turning wrenches on these machines and learning about them can be very soothing to me(when things go together right anyway ) I also have written a letter to a newly gained pen pal and found the process very enjoyable. as well as freeing of the thoughts that constantly bombarded my mind. I am part of the Revolution.