1957 Royal FP #FPP-6163101
Status: My Collection
Hunter: David Sgriccia (dyn2type)
Created: 10-15-2022 at 11:23AM
Last Edit: 10-15-2022 at 11:27AM
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Description:
One of the few non-portable machines I have collected. Actually acquired this very early in my collection. A nice, solid and sturdy machine. I use it especially when I need to type on thick stock greeting cards or many copies with carbon paper. Bought at an Antique Mall in Howell, MI. (T003)
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Hunter: David Sgriccia (dyn2type)
David Sgriccia's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 856
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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