1952 Rooy Portable #16597
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Rosenzweig (MarkR)
Created: 03-13-2014 at 01:29PM
Last Edit: 12-06-2023 at 02:25PM
Description:
One of the flattest portables. By sliding and rotating machine, it fits inside base which becomes its cover. Made in France
Typeface Specimen:
Hunter: Mark Rosenzweig (MarkR)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 316
I have collected typewriters since the early 1970s. My first collectible machine was a Mignon, but I also had everyday typers then, first a Voss ST-24 and an Olivetti Praxis 48, and then a Hermes 3000 and a Hermes 10. Over the last decade or so, I've turned my focus from early machines (Lambert, Blickensderfer, Hammond, Smith-Premier, etc.) to portables.
Besides typewriters, I also am avid about Studebakers, and have had a 1964 Studebaker GT Hawk since 1979.
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