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1970 Royal Safari Serial # SA7918909 1970 Royal Safari typewriter, Serial # SA7918909 Suzanne LaPierre's 1970 Royal Safari typewriter. 2025-07-10 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Suzanne LaPierre: 1970 Royal Safari Serial # SA7918909 This Royal Safari with Spencerian script was custom painted by Gerren of HotRod Typerwiter in 2024. I am the 2nd owner, having purchased it from collector Lex Nieland in California. This was the first typer I bought online, risking the shipping process. Luckily, it was packed well and arrived in perfect condition from the opposite coast. I think it's a lot of fun. Reminds me of Jackson Pollock/ abstract expressionism, and also Duke Ellington/ jazz. I followed a few of Gerren's videos and it looks like he may have transplanted Aristocrat script typebars onto the Safari machine, adding the Aristocrat badge to the back as a tribute to its donor. The typeface is beautiful, especially the lowercase "f." One mysterious thing: the paperwork it came with states that it was purchased in 1968, but the serial number on the same paperwork puts it at 1970, according to this database.

1970 Royal Safari #SA7918909

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Suzanne LaPierre (BookMouser)
Created: 06-04-2025 at 01:25PM
Last Edit: 07-10-2025 at 07:15AM

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This Royal Safari with Spencerian script was custom painted by Gerren of HotRod Typerwiter in 2024. I am the 2nd owner, having purchased it from collector Lex Nieland in California. This was the first typer I bought online, risking the shipping process. Luckily, it was packed well and arrived in perfect condition from the opposite coast. I think it's a lot of fun. Reminds me of Jackson Pollock/ abstract expressionism, and also Duke Ellington/ jazz. I followed a few of Gerren's videos and it looks like he may have transplanted Aristocrat script typebars onto the Safari machine, adding the Aristocrat badge to the back as a tribute to its donor. The typeface is beautiful, especially the lowercase "f." One mysterious thing: the paperwork it came with states that it was purchased in 1968, but the serial number on the same paperwork puts it at 1970, according to this database.

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Hunter: Suzanne LaPierre (BookMouser)

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I am a librarian, artist, writer, and co-author of the book Desegregation in Northern Virginia Libraries (The History Press, 2023). If I'm working on a book or article for publication, I'm on a computer. However, I use my typewriters to create poems, type-doodles, art, and to write snail mail letters. I find the tactile nature of typing on a manual machine soothing and joyful. Each typewriter seems to have a soul and a story. Currently my collection is centered around midcentury models.


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