1971 Royal (Silver-Seiko) Tab-O-Matic #TO 1970206
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 02-24-2026 at 07:02AM
Last Edit: 02-24-2026 at 10:57AM
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Description:
The upgrade from the Mercury. This $10 add on was going to be for parts. It has a nice soft platen that could replace a rock-hard one in a Mercury, was the plan. It had the splotchy keys, was full of dirt, and rattled. Oh, and no cover.
The noises and funky operation were caused by a half dozen small nails. A Mercury parts machine gave up some better keys and a nice cover, so parts no more.
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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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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