1958 Royal RE #RECS-13-6618423

Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 10-28-2024 at 02:37PM
Last Edit: 10-30-2024 at 05:19PM

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Script. Powers up. Limited action. Cosmetics are promising. The side covers are split in two and missing one. And not sure what contraption is added onto the left side. You can't get a cover on over it.
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As pointed out to me and now obvious upon closer inspection, there were carbon spools on this.
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This was part of a lot of typewriters from an estate of a gentleman that ran a typewriter shop out of his home in the early 90s. I didn't pay too much attention to it and parked it when it came home. I thought there were some missing bits and had a circumspect opinion of it. I was more interested in the RP.

So when I get to looking at the SN I get more interested. I was still slow on the carbon "C" and more interested in the typeface and if it was something that could be brought back to life. I was coming off a bad experience with a Brother 1400!!!

So here it is sans the carbon ribbon parts except for the ribbon switch sticking out on the left side. The covers are off a wide carriage RE that I think is a parts machine. The knob for the hyphen/underline switch is missing. The parts machine has purple knobs. It turned out nice. It was really clean inside. The biggest issue was a surface corrosion on the cams and the star wheel was stuck. All functions are a go and it is whisper quiet.

You can see what the Achilles heel on the RP was. They drove the roller with a V-belt, On this this they switched to a robust toothed belt system. I am still trying to find a 150mm x 7/3mm belt.

Great ads for this one. See the gallery. $395 ($4,500) msrp in 1954.

Typeface Specimen:

Links:

• The next generation.
• My non carbon machine.
• Life in this color
• Another Life ad
• Manual
• RE Gallery
• If you were the salesmen on the floor trying to sell typewriters....
• The first generation.
• add $50 for carbon attachement.

Photos:

The last of the carbon ribbon system.

Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)

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As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandfather was on a small town school board and used one for this. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! The long dormant tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved in circa 2010, Yes a believe it or not story is next, when a Hermes 3000 comes home with the girlfriend from work for free. Yes, free! From there the addiction is full steam. And yes, I now have a No. 5. Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose.