1976 Royal (Nakajima) Topia #60904753
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)
Created: 12-05-2014 at 04:23AM
Last Edit: 05-18-2022 at 01:38PM
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Description:
This is a weird one. It´s branded as Royal Topia, but at the same time the typewriter is clearly identified as a Kovac M-101 and the case says Litton, so I really don´t know where to put it.
Not a really nice machine, as you can see in the typeface sample. The ribbon disintegrates as you type and feels pretty weak overall. In addition, the guy who sold it didn´t care to protect it, and it was badly damaged. Now there is a nice hole on the plastic bodywork, and you can see its innards with no effort (I have tried to avoid it on the photos).
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Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)
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The first typewriter I saw was my grandpa´s Olivetti Linea 98 at the office. It was just a curio for me. Then I was given a Nakajima, which I didn´t use and my grandfather took it from me because it was easier to handle than the bulky Linea 98. Now I own that typewriter, and I started a little collection in Valladolid, Spain. The Nakajima, which is "my" typewriter only returned home in 2017, almost 20 years later, when he wanted a better typewriter.
A collection that started small grew into something bigger, a nuisace for my family and a great source of satisfaction for me.
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