1960 Royal Diana #DTE 115160
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 03-19-2024 at 03:30PM
Last Edit: 01-06-2025 at 11:43AM
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Description:
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.
6/4/2/1/1/3 or 17 of 27 and a D- This one doesn't like a wet ribbon.
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 10130
As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandparents had a No 5. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! A casual interest in typewriters started with a garage sale 3 bank simply because it said Underwood on it. Typewriters were found here and there , but I wasn't actively looking for them. The long dormant collecting tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved.
Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose. My goal is type tested machines. My interests are not isolated to anyone area. For example, I am a big fan of Smith Corona electrics, mid century electrics and all things Royal.
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