1953 Rooy portable #24,298
Status: My Collection
Hunter: David Sgriccia (dyn2type)
Created: 01-28-2026 at 11:47AM
Last Edit: 01-28-2026 at 11:48AM
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Description:
A French version of the Rooy Portable typewriter with a AZERTY keyboard layout. Great machine takes up so little space. Bought at a brocantes near Lyon a number of years ago. T121
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Hunter: David Sgriccia (dyn2type)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 2125
I have always enjoyed tinkering with mechanical "things". For a number of years my wife wanted an IBM Selectric, The machine she used many years ago as a secretary. In 2020 we found one at an auction and bought it for $15. It took another $150 for the typewriter repairman to get it working. That turned out to be T001 in our collection. In the beginning we bought whatever we found. Now I am concentrating on the portables rather than the older office machines. The collection is getting large and it is time to start posting on TWDB.
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