1951 Royal Arrow #C2140133
Status: My Collection
Hunter: David Vandergucht (davidv)
Created: 01-20-2023 at 08:40PM
Last Edit: 02-25-2023 at 02:23PM
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Found this one at a local antique store. I suspect someone had worked on it and fixed it up not too long ago because it wasn't even dirty.
I enjoy the looks of this typewriter, and it functions pretty nicely. I find that you really need to push hard down all the way to the bottom of the range of motion of the keys. A staccato snap doesn't do it; you need a big thump all the way to the bottom. The bell also rings only 3 spaces before the right margin, which is annoyingly too little. I haven't been able to adjust that...
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Hunter: David Vandergucht (davidv)
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I'm a dad with young kids. I work as a lake ecologist. Some of my non-typewriter interests include: Calligraphy, fountain pens, letter writing, gardening, cycling.
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