1960 Royal Diana #DTE 115160
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 03-19-2024 at 03:30PM
Last Edit: 03-19-2024 at 05:48PM
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Description:
Very much a QDL under the hood, but so much more than it's period contemporaries. Why? What's different?
It is in an aluminum housing with a plastic cover and it is a noisy little thing. Some cork on the spacebar helped as well as some felt on the cover contact points. The housing resonance would definitely go down with some EVA foam.
This was an easy clean and service. The finish is thin and I was afraid to use more than wax after a mild soap and water wipe.
"S7" on slugs. This comes up used on a Hermes 2000.
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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.
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