1951 Royal Quiet De Luxe #AG-2271191
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
Created: 11-22-2013 at 06:19PM
Last Edit: 06-22-2015 at 06:25PM
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Description:
A gift from Key Snap, first year of the plastic-key QDL's and the second year of the 1950's Royal body design changeover. Dove Grey, just like my 1949 QDL.
Went to a writer interested in something that, and I quote: "worked well and had character, could withstand the conditions of Burning Man, and wouldn't be missed if it went missing or was destroyed." Replaced at the Pressroom with a similar Royal, a Portugese Sabre.
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Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
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Status: Curator
Points: 2786
I am a scoundrel without a cause, and my swank outshines the sun.
I am a casual Typewriter Hunter residing in the sweltering deserts of Arizona with a wife, three cats and about 50 typewriters. My main hunting ground is thrift stores, and I rarely pay more than $10 for a machine. My collection consists mainly of portables with cases, and they stay in the cases unless I am actively using it (usually more than one at a time). I do, however keep a handful of interesting Selectrics, including a Composer and a couple of large Nakajima Electronics to use as daisywheel printers for my vintage laptop collection.
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