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1963 Royal Futura 800 Serial # 2A-5211224 1963 Royal Futura 800 typewriter, Serial # 2A-5211224 Kenneth Kruschka's 1963 Royal Futura 800 typewriter. 2018-09-11 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Kenneth Kruschka: 1963 Royal Futura 800 Serial # 2A-5211224 My 1962 Royal got screwed up bad; I used it's pieces to fix-up this 1963--which was a parts machine--Royal Futura 800. On a good note, I come to find out she's an elite font type: Cool! This machine is at the end of the run before they started calling the Futura 800's Safari . . . I'll take the 800. Update 1/8/18, I sold this typewriter in a four typewriter package deal.

1963 Royal Futura 800 #2A-5211224

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Kenneth Kruschka (KenKruschka)
Created: 10-26-2017 at 06:40AM
Last Edit: 09-11-2018 at 12:14PM


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My 1962 Royal got screwed up bad; I used it's pieces to fix-up this 1963--which was a parts machine--Royal Futura 800. On a good note, I come to find out she's an elite font type: Cool! This machine is at the end of the run before they started calling the Futura 800's Safari . . . I'll take the 800. Update 1/8/18, I sold this typewriter in a four typewriter package deal.

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Hunter: Kenneth Kruschka (KenKruschka)

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After finding a Smith-Corona Coronet 12 at a curb-side (in Winter while walking the dog) I carried it home; after it thawed out and started coming back to life I was hooked. My interest in this hobby lead to taking two parts typewriters to create one good unit. This typewriter aliment is (pretty much) in-curable!



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