1948 Royal Quiet De Luxe #A-1785371
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Cole Ehmke (wheatranger)
Created: 11-09-2024 at 08:48AM
Last Edit: 11-09-2024 at 09:37AM
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Description:
Excellent condition. Types well. The action is smooth and solid. While most typewriters of this age have a very hard platen, this one is still fairly rubbery, which means that it is more pleasant to type on, and quieter too. The paint is excellent and body shows only a few signs of wear (note repaired space bar and dent on top of carriage). It's a very nice size and types better than other 1948 QDLs I've seen. I saw this at at an online auction in Topeka, Kansas in October 2024 and had intended to make a bid. The starting price was $1. I never made the bid and the auction ended, and no one else bid either. But a couple days later I was in town and stopped by the auction house and asked about it. The typewriter was still there and I offered them $5. It was quite dusty but essentially functional. I cleaned it up and moved it to a new owner.
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Hunter: Cole Ehmke (wheatranger)
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Agricultural economist resident in the Kansas City area who enjoys interesting typewriters of all kinds. Still trying to figure out how to revive old Selectrics . . .
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