1972 Royal (Silver-Seiko) Mercury #MC 2306045
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 08-05-2024 at 06:18PM
Last Edit: 08-08-2024 at 01:21PM
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Description:
Mercury Rising. Brothers are a better build.
I wish I could find a grommet for the cover that fit like the original. In the meantime, a generic grommet that has an ID that is too large and an OD that is too small. So a small o-ring on the body underside holds the grommet down in place. Then some heat shrink on the post to take up the slack in the ID,. Next up some new pads for the cover and it fits pretty good.
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 7515
As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandfather was on a small town school board and used one for this. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! The long dormant tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved in circa 2010, Yes a believe it or not story is next, when a Hermes 3000 comes home with the girlfriend from work for free. Yes, free! From there the addiction is full steam. And yes, I now have a No. 5. Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose.
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