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1954 Royal HH Serial # HHE-5421956 1954 Royal HH typewriter, Serial # HHE-5421956 Em Barnes's 1954 Royal HH typewriter. 2024-06-11 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Em Barnes: 1954 Royal HH Serial # HHE-5421956 Hugh Heffner. Purchased from Goodwill online/Tacoma, WA. Works great, could use some clean-up. BIG, HEAVY beast of a machine.

1954 Royal HH #HHE-5421956

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Em Barnes (yarn8934)
Created: 03-09-2024 at 04:51PM
Last Edit: 06-11-2024 at 06:19AM


Description:

Hugh Heffner. Purchased from Goodwill online/Tacoma, WA. Works great, could use some clean-up. BIG, HEAVY beast of a machine.

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Rear view.
Rear view.

Close-up of small Royal label.
Close-up of small Royal label.

Remnants of a label - ... of... Washington.  Something something Institution. Correctional? Education?
Remnants of a label - ... of... Washington. Something something Institution. Correctional? Education?

Side view.
Side view.

Left side, tab clear, cover-opening button.
Left side, tab clear, cover-opening button.

Right side, tab set, elongated tab key, and ribbon selector.
Right side, tab set, elongated tab key, and ribbon selector.

Big swoopy carriage return.
Big swoopy carriage return.

Left carriage, magic margin, line space selector, etc.
Left carriage, magic margin, line space selector, etc.

Right carriage view.
Right carriage view.

Ribbon close-up.
Ribbon close-up.

Slugs.
Slugs.

Under the cover - patent info and Made in United States of America.
Under the cover - patent info and Made in United States of America.

Left ribbon spool and ribbon reverse lever.
Left ribbon spool and ribbon reverse lever.

Right ribbon spool and touch control adjustment.
Right ribbon spool and touch control adjustment.

Hunter: Em Barnes (yarn8934)

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Started collecting in March 2021 when an Olympia SM3 caught my eye at a thrift store. By May 2021, I was up to nine. By September 2021, my husband jumped in to the pool with both feet and our collection grew to 37. Phew. By October 2022 we had 64. In 2023 we began attending and hosting events where we can share our collection with the community and other collectors. We've sold or given away about 21. Good times.



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