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A long-time lover of typewriters since I was a kid. I was drawn in by their rhythmic noises and the visual nature of the swinging typebars, but my inner mechanical engineer was most captivated by the intricacies of their mechanisms. It also doesn't hurt that I like all things vintage, from cars to music to electronics. My love was fostered by my grandfather, who would talk about the years he spent as an assemblyman for Royal Typewriter, which has certainly shaped the boundaries of my collection.

I bought my first typewriter in high school when I stumbled upon it by chance at a Goodwill, and while it remained my only machine for some time, I'm finally starting to add others to my collection. I collect exclusively Royal typewriters in honor of my grandfather (plus, I'm a little partial to their designs), although I've granted myself a single exception to get an IBM Correcting Selectric when I find one at a decent price.