1972 Royal 470 #9693471
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 02-03-2025 at 06:25AM
Last Edit: 02-03-2025 at 06:35AM
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Description:
The sad and sorry end to the offspring of the model 10,. One generation builds it up and what follows is a steady decline. Families, businesses and empires all fade away.
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 9561
As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandparents had a No 5. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! A casual interest in typewriters started with a garage sale 3 bank simply because it said Underwood on it. Typewriters were found here and there , but I wasn't actively looking for them. The long dormant collecting tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved.
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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