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1953 Royal HH Serial # HHE 5022277 1953 Royal HH typewriter, Serial # HHE 5022277 Michael Hoehne's 1953 Royal HH typewriter. 2014-04-26 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Michael Hoehne: 1953 Royal HH Serial # HHE 5022277 the fabulous Royal HH -- It needed minor cleaning and freeing-up, except for the keytops, which need major cleaning or rejuvenation for that exuded-plasticizer problem that this era of Royals has. What you see in the pics is _after_ a hearty cleaning with soap and water and then alcohol. It types well, in elite.

That Dymo label on the spacebar is a copy of the serial number; perhaps a way to make it easier to track where employees move the equipment around the office.

1953 Royal HH #HHE 5022277

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Michael Hoehne (mhoehne)
Created: 04-26-2014 at 12:38PM
Last Edit: 04-26-2014 at 12:56PM

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the fabulous Royal HH -- It needed minor cleaning and freeing-up, except for the keytops, which need major cleaning or rejuvenation for that exuded-plasticizer problem that this era of Royals has. What you see in the pics is _after_ a hearty cleaning with soap and water and then alcohol. It types well, in elite.

That Dymo label on the spacebar is a copy of the serial number; perhaps a way to make it easier to track where employees move the equipment around the office.

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Here's where the MAGIC happens. (It's just a sticker on a metal plate, hidden behind the paper table; ain't Marketing weird??)
Here's where the MAGIC happens. (It's just a sticker on a metal plate, hidden behind the paper table; ain't Marketing weird??)

This is not mould---it is some plastics-chemical migrating out from the plastic keys over time. The top two rows have had a pretty good cleaning, with soap and water and then alcohol, with more to follow. The bottom rows are as found.
This is not mould---it is some plastics-chemical migrating out from the plastic keys over time. The top two rows have had a pretty good cleaning, with soap and water and then alcohol, with more to follow. The bottom rows are as found.

Hunter: Michael Hoehne (mhoehne)

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