Tag: Royal

I used the portable at the beginning and at the end.   The Portable was my second typewriter to own and my first charity purchase.  GEE!
 

 

After 24 hours… it seemed important to recall how I felt when I first opened the box with this 100 year old machine in it.  To be honest the box seemed much too thin to hold a typewriter  and it was pushed in on top.  Turned out to have had lots of head room… with no cushioning underneath… but the machine looked serene and perfect.  I was amazed.

When I pressed the type bar nothing happened… when I pressed the key’s nothing… I put on a new ribbon… they did not turn… I was feeling very sad when I pressed a key again… nothing… then I got up to leave and the carriage moved a “flicker”… the rest is history.

Gerald

I had my mind set on typing my 100th post on a century old typewriter.  It was not meant to be… but when I approached my 200th posts the thoughts ran through my head.

Then I saw a Royal 5 on Ebay.  The price was higher than I wanted to pay… but then I thought what if I offered what I was willing to pay for my 100th post (actually a little less) and wonders of wonders my offer was accepted.  It will be interesting to note the difference between this typed page and my 300th post after I’ve had time to clean things up a bit.

Best of all to all..

Gerald

Back in November I bought a KMM Royal for a super price.   As my knowledge and experience with various makes and models of typewriters grows… my appreciation of the quality of the KMM Royal grows as well.   Each time I come back to this machine I could kick myself for not being aware of just how good a machine this is.  It is true that sometimes… you can be looking at something of value and not notice it.  I’m glad I took a second look.

Gerald