1957 Royal Aristocrat #RB-374083
Status: My Collection
Hunter: rock harris (numberseven)
Created: 01-13-2015 at 10:30PM
Last Edit: 06-27-2015 at 07:22PM
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Got this from a Goodwill auction. Don't know if it's the pack job or the dirtiness or both, but the carriage is REALLY flaky. For the longest time, I thought the carriage was frozen, but a combination of hitting margin release and holding the transport latch, I was able to get it to move.
You can totally see how this is the predecessor of the Futura 800s I have by looking at everything.
But I like the Futura styling better. By a long shot.
One thing I do really like is how you flip up the paper table to get to the tab stops. I think that looks really neat.
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Hunter: rock harris (numberseven)
rock harris's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 541
I am a typewriter collector. I'm moving into a new phase; one where I am filling gaps and paying what's necessary to get what I want....
I know I take crappy photos. I just have an older iPhone and am impatient. When I get a real camera (or borrow one), I'll upload better ones.
The ironic thing is that I am a pretty good amateur photographer. My excuse is that I work in film almost exclusively....
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