Monday, May 24, 2010

Auction artefact #10: Royal typewriter

Behold, the Royal typewriter:


Isn't it glamorous? Far more His Girl Friday than Murder, She Wrote.
We're not quite sure how old it is but it isn't missing any keys and appears to be in working order. It came with red-and-black (!) ribbons in their original packaging, plus sheets of carbon paper (I can cc. the old-fashioned way!) and something called Meteor adhesive tape, the purpose of which I 've yet to determine.

Most importantly, we have the instruction manual:


I can't remember the last time I used a typewriter, but I'm quite looking forward to having another go.

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