1958 Royal FP #FPE-16-6644461
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Chris Aldrich (chrisaldrich)
Created: 02-10-2025 at 11:41PM
Last Edit: 02-11-2025 at 01:33PM
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Description:
2025-02-10 Acquired in dirty, but generally functional shape; the first typewriter of 2025 and the first since the Eaton Fire.
2025-02-11 I did a quick once over on this and swapped out the ribbon. It's in much better shape than I initially suspected. One of the few Royals that the Magic Margins worked perfectly out of the box that I've ever had. The segment and keylevers are generally clean and quick and this may be one of the fastest machines I've ever gotten directly from a seller without significant work. Most of the exterior dirt came off relatively easy, but it could still use a thorough clean, oil, and adjust. The internal padding is cheap foam that has either disintegrated or is actively disintegrating. Someone had it mounted into a desk at one point as it seems to have the desk mount screws still in the bottom.
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Hunter: Chris Aldrich (chrisaldrich)
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Hello! I’m a Johns Hopkins trained biomedical and electrical engineer with a variety of interests in the entertainment industry, information theory, evolution, big history, genetics, signal processing, transgenetics, translational medicine, and theoretical mathematics. I’m a strong advocate of the IndieWeb movement.
I have a love for analog office equipment including library card catalogs and typewriters. As of Fall 2024, I've got a segment of 29 typewriters, mostly portable and manual models along with three Royal standards, a Remington Standard, and one SMC typebar electric. I have been learning how to completely overhaul all of the machines in my collection, all of which work well aside from one or two machines which need some parts. I have a burgeoning collection of typewriter tools for continually repairing, maintaining, and upgrading my machines.
I've got more than half a dozen card catalogs including a Gaylord Bros. and a Steelcase along with several Remington Rand and some Shaw-Walkers. I've lost count of my index card collection once I passed 10,000.
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