1969 Royal Ultronic #FR-UE 7771425
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brian Goode (vinylspin)
Created: 04-05-2024 at 05:11PM
Last Edit: 07-31-2024 at 12:23PM
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Description:
This is one big weird typewriter, and my example doesn't work. I'm pretty sure the "FR" in the serial number means "Factory Reconditioned". I am to understand that this model, rushed to market to compete with the IBM Selectric, had numerous flaws and poor quality control.
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Hunter: Brian Goode (vinylspin)
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I am a retro post-punk meta-hipster, bassist, raconteur, techno-archivist, humorist, optimist, bon vivant and a fan of vinyl records, early 80's Japanese hi-fi gear, photography and obsolete but useful machines of all kinds. I am the proud owner of a 1970 Hermes 3000 and a 1940's Remington Rand typing desk.
I also created a typewriter image "filter" (see my avatar). It's written in Python and generates 65-character-wide images using over 1700 actual red-and-black-ribbon'd samples from my typewriter, meaning I could actually type them out myself on an 8 1/2" wide sheet of paper with 1" margins.
My dog Koa and I live in Buckeye, AZ.
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