1953 Royal Quiet De Luxe #RA-2735032
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mei Travis (meilynne)
Created: 03-20-2021 at 07:10AM
Last Edit: 03-20-2021 at 07:49AM
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On March 19, 2021, my RQDL #6 arrived from SGW in Nashville, TN. It's absolutely perfect, and all I did was load a sheet of paper and type. I love when people take care of stuff. but more often than not, the manuals are long gone. Thanks to Machines of Loving Grace, I was able to print the correct edition.
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Hunter: Mei Travis (meilynne)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 1265
During the quiet summer of 2020, I longed to use a typewriter again. After some online research and browsing, two Brother machines landed on my doorstep. A 1971 Montgomery Ward's Signature 511D and a creamy 1985 Sears ultraportable both ignited a fire I haven't felt in a long time. I quickly found Ted Munk, the Facebook groups, and the rest of the typewriter online community, where I learned how to fix them and appreciate them. By summer's end I had collected 20 typewriters to cure my pandemic blues. Now I'm obsessed about the different styles, the mechanics & repair, and their important history. Typewriters are an endless source of fascination as a literary medium, for creativity, a tinker-fest for machine geeks, and they still contribute to the economy. I truly enjoy learning how to bring mid-century or later typewriters back to life, even the electric ones, while completely in awe of the unique antiques that folks brilliantly restore. It warms my heart that there are others, and here we are sharing the same passions about typewriters together.
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