The Empress is big, much like the Remington Standard 24. Out of all my Royal desk tops the Empress and FP make less noise. The typeface is a nice Pica which was a surprise because most of my Royal’s came with Elite. I really enjoy the Empress. Also that was a wonderful thing you did for Scott Kernaghan. I wish there were more people like you. Your kindness is appreciated.
Jose:
In the long run… I may have benefited the most. By looking for a box… I found old coins from my childhood that I thought I had lost a long time ago.
Even the older “bigs” are comfortable to use. I’m thinking of my Royal No. 10. A respected typewriter repairman said that the standards are nice to type with because they don’t have to compromise the action by squeezing the typebar linkage into a small space.
Yep, those things are beautiful behemoths. (:
If you need the user manual, I have one here:
http://munk.org/typecast/2013/02/13/royal-empress-typewriter-owners-manual-1961/
I always thought that these were plastic. Metal! That makes a different experience. Nice!
Nice thing you did for Scott K. It even makes me feel good.
== Michael Höhne
Yes I like big too, but I don’t think I have the space for too many. Maybe I’ll allow myself 1 or 2.
The Empress is big, much like the Remington Standard 24. Out of all my Royal desk tops the Empress and FP make less noise. The typeface is a nice Pica which was a surprise because most of my Royal’s came with Elite. I really enjoy the Empress. Also that was a wonderful thing you did for Scott Kernaghan. I wish there were more people like you. Your kindness is appreciated.
Jose:
In the long run… I may have benefited the most. By looking for a box… I found old coins from my childhood that I thought I had lost a long time ago.
Even the older “bigs” are comfortable to use. I’m thinking of my Royal No. 10. A respected typewriter repairman said that the standards are nice to type with because they don’t have to compromise the action by squeezing the typebar linkage into a small space.
Beautiful machine. Nice typeface. Glad you got the sticky keys working. Half the fun of collecting and using these things is repairing them.
T. Munk:
I downloaded the manual.. glad you sent the link it is useful.
Steve:
I keep finding space. And when I let one go… it always seems to be a portable.
Tony:
I believe this is true.
I’ve always wanted an Empress but its reputed heft has pushed me back. How heavy is it? Can you carry it without breaking your bones?
Ton S.
Its not really that heavy compared to others. Approx 33lbs. But it is big 17 inches long by 15 wide.