1949 Royal Arrow #C-1922469
Status: My Collection
Hunter: John Abbott (TruckerGeek)
Created: 01-08-2020 at 05:45PM
Last Edit: 01-08-2020 at 05:48PM
Description:
This looked like a war horse, but the late 1949 date on it (one of the latter serial numbers for the year) could have placed it during the Korean war, but I think it was just something that a business or home user just kept around to take care of business for them.
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Hunter: John Abbott (TruckerGeek)
John Abbott's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 4453
I started my collection back in 2017 when I found a 1993 Brother WP-1250, which was very close to the typewriter I owned and used to write letters home while I was stationed in Korea serving in the US Air Force (I later discovered it was most likely the Brother WP-1150, so I picked that up). In 2018, my wife took me to one of the local antique store and I saw an old typewriter that caught my eye. My wife purchased it for me for Christmas (a 1932 Royal 10). My wife and I decided to limit my collection to 5 typewriters, so I need to sell off my surplus.
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