1978 Royal (Silver-Seiko) Firebird #8606326
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Kevin Nutt (kmnutt)
Created: 11-03-2025 at 08:17AM
Last Edit: 11-03-2025 at 10:44AM
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Description:
Date of Purchase: 11/01/2025
Place of Purchase: Hershey, PA
This was a Facebook Marketplace purchase. The owner "Louwana" was clearing out for a move. This typewriter had been acquired by her daughter as a garage sale fine. The machine is in excellent condition and also came with the manual, Royal's "Certificate of Guarantee, and three sealed spooled ribbons.
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Hunter: Kevin Nutt (kmnutt)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 655
With nearly three decades in information technology and over twenty years specializing in cybersecurity, I bring a unique perspective to typewriter collecting that bridges the digital and mechanical worlds. As the son of a farmer-turned-chemical engineer, I inherited both my father's hands-on problem-solving mindset and his deep curiosity about how things work.
Growing up under his guidance, I learned to build, repair, and tinker. This experience gave me a lasting appreciation for mechanical ingenuity and ultimately led me to typewriters. I'm fascinated by their intricate mechanisms and rich history, and by the role these remarkable machines played in transforming human communication long before the digital era.
When not working on typewriters, I love working with my hands on various projects: building custom mechanical keyboards, creating miniatures, building furniture, or other hands-on creative work that captures my attention.
Based in Central Pennsylvania less than 10 miles from the famous Olivetti-Underwood Factory in Harrisburg, PA, I've found the region to be a fruitful source of vintage machines - and so my collection keeps growing.
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