A new acquisition today - this lovely Imperial 58. It needs a good clean, but is complete and in full working order with only a little patina on the exposed metal parts (I won't be cleaning it as I'll be selling it on, and they always seem to sell better in "attic find" condition!)

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This one partly makes up for the Royal Model 10 I acquired a few weeks ago, and for which I found a buyer almost immediately...unfortunately, despite it being enormous and about the same weight as a small car, the courier somehow managed to lose it and its current whereabouts are unknown. I hope, that if someone has found it, they know what it is and will appreciate it.
 

Hi all, I just discovered this site today whilst researching the Imperial Model 10. I live in Cambridge in the UK, and I'm a researcher/appraiser for a company which trades in antique, vintage and collectible items to raise money for charity. Typewriters aren't my main interest (vintage cameras are more my scene), but I do see a lot of them - in the last week, in addition to the Imperial, I've had a Royal Model 10, a Royal Model P, an Olympia Traveller de Luxe, a Silver-Reed Silverette and a Corona Model 3 on my appraisals desk and I can definitely see why you're all fascinated by them - so perhaps it's my destiny to become a typewriter fan!