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The Royal HH - am I missing something?
After a day's firey courtship with the rather nice Royal HH that arrived the other day, I find the first seeds of doubt sprouting. Deciding to give it a real road-test, I began hammering away at a six-page essay which was ready for its final copy.
Two minutes later, there's me bent double over the machine feeling stupid because I can't locate the paper support, so that I can see the top of the page when near the bottom of it. 'This is daft - it has to be here somewhere; go and look at the manual.' No: not mentioned in the manual at all. I can't bring myself to believe that a machine with this reputtation does not have a paper support!
Now here's where I put my sanity on the line by asking you all - Where is the paper support for a Royal HH!
I am fully prepared to be made to look a complete idiot here - but I just have to know!
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beak.
- teeritz
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Re: The Royal HH - am I missing something?
If it's anything like my Quiet DeLuxe, then chances are your HH never had a paper support to begin with. I don't think they came with them.
I have toyed with the idea of using a short 15cm steel ruler and drilling a hole into the rear of the carriage and then using a nut and bolt to fasten it to the back of the machine. That way, it could just be swivelled out of the way when not in use.
With a desktop model HH, two small holes and a wire coat hanger could be fashioned into an adequate paper support.
This is all assuming that you or I want to start drilling holes into these machines.
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- beak
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Re: The Royal HH - am I missing something?
Having searched the web for images showing one (with no luck) I'm putting my drill on charge! Shall try to design something appropriate.
One image of the Royal HH that did come up was worth sharing...
Guess who this is? Highlight this line if you want to know.....Maria Callas.ooops - wrong - see below!
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Re: The Royal HH - am I missing something?
Opera singer Maria Callas.
Many, many standards do not have a paper rest. They can't all be SG1s...
EDIT: oops, didn't see the "highlight line" part of your question. It's a popular photo, among the many of 'famous' people with typewriters.
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The pronoun I has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
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Re: The Royal HH - am I missing something?
teeritz wrote:
With a desktop model HH, two small holes and a wire coat hanger could be fashioned into an adequate paper support.This is all assuming that you or I want to start drilling holes into these machines.
I sometimes use a standalone copy stand placed behind the typewriter as a makeshift paper rest. It works with any machine, its nonintrusive, and you don't have to get out any power tools that will permanently change the original design of the machine.
The pronoun I has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
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Sorry, chaps, but that ain't La Divina. That lady with the Royal is actually Miss July 1956, Alice Denham. She appeared in that month's issue of Playboy and also wrote a short story which appeared in the magazine. Google her name + plus 'typewriter' and a few other pictures of her from this typewriter photo shoot will come up.
Here's a link to another pic, scroll down;
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Re: The Royal HH - am I missing something?
All of my standards have no paper rest. Dont worry, its normal, but they should have been added!
Back from a long break.
Starting fresh with my favorite typer. A Royal Futura!
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Re: The Royal HH - am I missing something?
Beak, you should devise a stand-alone paper rest that can be transferred to any typewriter, I'd buy one!
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Sorry, chaps, but that ain't La Divina.
Well, she looks amazingly similar to Callas, so I can understand why most people associate that photo with the singer instead the author come Playboy pin-up.
The pronoun I has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
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Re: The Royal HH - am I missing something?
Beak, you should devise a stand-alone paper rest that can be transferred to any typewriter, I'd buy one!
Currently using a lamp with a long, flexible 'swan' neck. Going to search for components soon for something more specialized - magnets and flexible, smooth wires will be collected. Definitely want to include 'remaining lines' indicator.
Sincerely,
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