1050 Brands 3178 Models 21523 Galleries 13488 Typefaces 6273 Patents
Home » Royal » KMG » 1949 #KMG12-4034119
1949 Royal KMG Serial # KMG12-4034119 1949 Royal KMG typewriter, Serial # KMG12-4034119 John Munroe's 1949 Royal KMG typewriter. 2019-06-23 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of John Munroe: 1949 Royal KMG Serial # KMG12-4034119 This sweet typer only needed a new ribbon (thanks Baco! and Phoenix Typewriter) to work just in time for International Typewriter Day 2019. Looks to be 11 cpi and snappy. A keeper! Needs cleaning.

1949 Royal KMG #KMG12-4034119

Status: My Collection
Hunter: John Munroe (jamunroe)
Created: 06-23-2019 at 07:26PM
Last Edit: 06-23-2019 at 07:28PM


Description:

This sweet typer only needed a new ribbon (thanks Baco! and Phoenix Typewriter) to work just in time for International Typewriter Day 2019. Looks to be 11 cpi and snappy. A keeper! Needs cleaning.

Typeface Specimen:

Photos:






















Hunter: John Munroe (jamunroe)

John Munroe's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]

Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 4151

Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.

From Toronto Canada. Tokyo-based entrepreneur since 1998 and meditation teacher since 2000. Learned to type in Grade 9 following mind-altering lunches and still experience flashbacks while typing. Mother did shorthand and typed 90 wpm as stenographer, dad pecked out haiku on his old typewriter as long as I remember. Moved to thermal printing, 8-character display CanoWord Pen 24 in 1986 when my typewriter broke, then to FujiXerox, Mac and iPhone. Bought my first typewriter of the new millennium (a Lettera 32) in March 2015. Muscle memory has graduated to neural reboot--every moment at the typewriter brings back fresh memories of type-happy childhood and visions of literary grandeur. Use typewriter for inspiration/rough drafts and computer/iPhone (Scrivener/Evernote) for polishing.



RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Royal KMG on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Royal Serial Number page and the Royal KMG By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.