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
![1953 #HHE 5022277](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/gRoyal _2444_1398541104.jpg)
Description:
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.
Typeface Specimen:
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Photos:
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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??)](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g2444_4814__4814_1398541655.jpg)
![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.](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g2444_4815__4815_1398541943.jpg)
Hunter: Michael Hoehne (mhoehne)
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While I find all of mankind's inventions interesting, I am most enchanted by the human-scale arts and devices, the ones that can be created (and repaired) in a home workshop or studio; the ones that can be understood by looking at them; the ones that do something useful or stir admiration. Typewriters work for me.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Royal HH on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Royal Serial Number page and the Royal HH By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.