1951 Royal Quiet De Luxe #AG-2328487
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Suzanne LaPierre (BookMouser)
Created: 02-03-2025 at 10:07AM
Last Edit: 02-04-2025 at 06:49AM
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Description:
My gateway typewriter, found at a Humane Society Thrift in Bar Harbor, Maine for $5. It was working but in dusty musty condition. At that price it went into the trunk with no hesitation. A friend helped clean and restore it and it now has a place of honor on my work desk, where it is occasionally pressed into service to fill out forms or write notes.
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Hunter: Suzanne LaPierre (BookMouser)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 175
I am a librarian, artist, writer, and co-author of the book Desegregation in Northern Virginia Libraries (The History Press, 2023). If I'm working on a book or article for publication, I'm on a computer. However, I use my typewriters to create poems, type-doodles, art, and to write snail mail letters. I find the tactile nature of typing on a manual machine soothing and joyful. Each typewriter seems to have a soul and a story. Currently my collection is centered around midcentury models.
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