1962 Royal Companion #C 5176512
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Randall Lyon (RLyon)
Created: 11-03-2025 at 06:08PM
Last Edit: 04-22-2026 at 07:32AM
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Description:
Typewriter number 3 - A 1962 Royalite Companion - sold to Dylan in October, 2025. Bought from a lady from NY. It came pretty dirty in its leather case and needed to be blown out and cleaned out. The bell did not work and bearings were rolling around in the body from the carriage. Got that stuff taken care of and covered the platen with some heat shrink I had. A bit of a stiff typer that was not a pleasure to touch-type on with my untrained hands, but perfect for heavy handed students who like to practice percussive therapy. Eventually one of those students wanted to buy it, so I sold it to him with the agreement that if he ever changed his mind or wanted to sell it I would buy it back for the price paid.
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