1961 Royal Futura 800 #2A-4566931
Status: Sightings
Hunter: BenJoe Markland (BenJoeM)
Created: 04-10-2024 at 09:01AM
Last Edit: 11-12-2026 at 11:39PM
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Description:
1961 Royal Futura 800 in two-tone blue. Merit Elite, 11 CPI.
It came to me with a broken lid latch and paint badly damaged by the duct tape someone used to hold the lid shut.
Work done on the bench:
- Full restoration
- Broken lid locking latch replaced with a new one from TB Writers
- Duct tape paint damage sanded
- Lid and front repainted in Futura two-tone colors: a little custom for this machine, matched to the real colors
Sold in June 2026. Restored by Slow Letter Co., Syracuse, Utah.
Listing and history: https://slowletterco.com/typewriters/royal-futura-800-1961/
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