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Standard Typewriters » Colorful Royal HHs? » 05-11-2023 17:00:54

WJC
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Ah, thank you! Do you happen to know which of those colors is the common one that most surviving HHs have? Or do the survivors cover multiple of those colors and I'm simply bad at distinguishing the difference? I've mostly just seen pictures online, so it's possible that I've seen many Royal HHs in different colors, and I just didn't recognize the difference.

Portable Typewriters » Adler J-2, 1975 » 26-10-2023 15:10:39

WJC
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Kalani-
What ribbon are you using? The impression looks so dark and clear!
 

Standard Typewriters » Colorful Royal HHs? » 24-10-2023 07:34:40

WJC
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I decided to do one last google search and I found these two examples!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/35879482@N05/5463622851
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/27443878952759080/
The white keys make me think that these might be originals and no just repaints!
 

Standard Typewriters » Colorful Royal HHs? » 23-10-2023 07:25:15

WJC
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I suppose that would make sense, like how Royal FPs are commonly gray, with other colors being less common. I'm still sad that I can't see pictures of those bright green and blue HHs, they look so cool in the advertising, and I'd love to see examples that still survive today.

Standard Typewriters » Colorful Royal HHs? » 20-10-2023 07:02:42

WJC
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Whenever I see images of Royal HHs online, they always seem to be in that weird brown color with the green keys (if anyone can remember the name for that brown-gray color, that'd be much appreciated!). However, looking at advertisements from the time, the HH is advertised as coming in multiple colors:
https://i.ibb.co/vdcwDYM/HH3.jpg
The only examples I could find online were these ones on the Typewriter Database, which look to be in a grey color with black keys, and a slightly darker brown color with green keys:
https://i.ibb.co/SRCQ3M9/g8741-46909-46909-1500607443.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/r7nyswC/g-royal-3721-1603834264.jpg
So my question is, where are all the colorful HHs? I feel like they'd be very popular with collectors, as the advertisements make the colors look very visually appealing. Have the various colorful Royal HHs faded overtime, or where the HHs in color just not popular back in the day?


 

Type Talk » Animated video of operation of typewriter » 27-9-2023 07:45:39

WJC
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I remember running across this video on my recommended page a little while ago! I'm glad someone posted it here; this video really helped me understand how it all works!

Maintenance & Repairs » Royal KMG carriage strap/draw band repair » 10-9-2023 16:37:33

WJC
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It's funny that you should mention using colored ribbon to jazz up the typewriter; the shoelace that I used for the repair is black with an orange stripe down the middle, and I think the pop of color really looks fun on the KMG!

Maintenance & Repairs » Royal KMG carriage strap/draw band repair » 23-7-2023 18:37:08

WJC
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Thanks for telling! Sewing worked great, the new band made of shoe lace is working great.

Maintenance & Repairs » Royal KMG carriage strap/draw band repair » 22-7-2023 22:12:07

WJC
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I posted this previously, but I realized I posted in in the wrong sub-forum, so I'm reposting it here where I hope it is more appropriate.

I recently acquired a 1949 Royal KMG, and I was very happy with it! But, while I was typing yesterday, the draw band that connects to the mainspring snapped (both of the metal clips are okay though). After some research, I've concluded I should be able to use some flat shoe laces as a replacement for the band. However, I need to attach the shoe lace to the clips. I do not own a grommet tool to attach the band how it was originally, but would it be possible to sew the shoe lace to itself to attach it to the clip? I can provide pictures of what I mean if this is unclear.

 

Maintenance & Repairs » Underwood No 5 - caps-lock lever broken? » 25-4-2023 10:17:34

WJC
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And yes, that metal linkage looks as it does on my Underwood.

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