1986 Royal Beta 8000 #64325118
Status: My Collection
Hunter: John Abbott (TruckerGeek)
Created: 04-25-2020 at 12:25PM
Last Edit: 04-25-2020 at 12:26PM
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Description:
1149. Goodwill find. I really like this typewriter and will probably make this my primary typewriter once I get my typing table setup in my office. Has one problem I need to fix--when it types it does not actually put any carbon from the ribbon on the paper. Something kind of important for a typewriter.
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Hunter: John Abbott (TruckerGeek)
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I started my collection back in 2017 when I found a 1993 Brother WP-1250, which was very close to the typewriter I owned and used to write letters home while I was stationed in Korea serving in the US Air Force (I later discovered it was most likely the Brother WP-1150, so I picked that up). In 2018, my wife took me to one of the local antique store and I saw an old typewriter that caught my eye. My wife purchased it for me for Christmas (a 1932 Royal 10). My wife and I decided to limit my collection to 5 typewriters, so I need to sell off my surplus.
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