1948 Royal Quiet De Luxe #XXX
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Jake Fischer (jfisch)
Created: 02-16-2015 at 07:52PM
Last Edit: 02-17-2015 at 05:04AM
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Description:
Post-War Japanese Occupation correspondent? Cold War Military Reporter? I definitely would have purchased this 1948 Quiet De Luxe used by a certain Lt. Castle, had the price not been $129 dollars. Oh, the things this quiet and sober typer could tell...
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Hunter: Jake Fischer (jfisch)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 131
I am a typewriter collector and amateur repairman who became obsessed after typing at a young age on my grandfather's Olivetti Lettera 22, which he soon gave to me. Now I have had over ten typewriters in my collection, flipping the less valuable ones for a low price to fund my obsession.
At one point, I was weary of polish; now I see the wonderful shine that Meguiar's cleaning wax brings to a glossy paint. I still avoid polishing nickle or chrome, for I hear that patina is valuable on old metal. However, I refuse to use the devil's website, also known as Ebay. Just too many deaths by shipping...and unacceptably exuberant prices...
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