1949 Royal KMG #3912328
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Matt Watkins (Ignaciob)
Created: 05-27-2024 at 09:48PM
Last Edit: 05-29-2024 at 11:45AM
![1949 #3912328](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g_royal_23056_1716871720.jpg)
Description:
Picked up off FB Marketplace in May 2024 in Penticton, BC. Owner said it was her father's office for years. Note it does have a "Made in Canada" sticker. Interesting that the Royal logo as paint rubs off is brass underneath?
Typeface Specimen:
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Photos:
![Made in Canada Made in Canada](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g23056_168262__168262_1716871799.jpg)
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Hunter: Matt Watkins (Ignaciob)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 338
First hunt and pecked on a 60's Smith Corona Sterling my mother had and Took typing class in 1982 on an IBM Selectric as a means to get into the computer class my sophomore year. Probably reached 60wpm. Once I moved over to computers I never really went back to typewriters, but 40 years later I find myself enjoying the sound, feel, and smell of a now-vintage Selectric 2 and just picked up a 1955 Silent Super. We'll see how far down the rabbit hole I go....
Update: July 2024. I have 26 typewriters at this point including an identical Selectric I used in high school. The collection kick started in April when I bought 16 in one purchase from a collector on his way out of the hobby. I've also had the good fortune of helping my local air museum find several period-correct WWII typewriters and even gave away a pristine 50's Smith Corona Silent Super to a 19 year old that was enamored typewriters.
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