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Kmart Deluxe 100--1977
While this typewriter looks like it is an ordinary Brother compact portable, it is a model that is rare to find in Seattle--a Kmart portable. (Strangely, they are easier to find in Australia). I had...
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Underwood 18, 1960s
This was not a very expensive portable typewriter--when it was made, its retail price was $39.88. That being said, it is a very pleasant machine to use. Generally, compact typewriters have keyboards...
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Royal Quiet Deluxe Charcoal Touch Up
For those with a charcoal Royal Quiet Deluxe, who would like to touch up their portable's paint, Ford makes a very similar paint color called "Sterling Gray." The ribbon cover of this one has been...
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Best Goodwill find ever! 1926 Underwood Portable
I went to the big Seattle Goodwill store today, and found the best typewriter ever (and a Corsair): This typewriter was made in 1926, and was resold around the 1940s by the Washington Book Store (not...
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Royal Quiet Deluxe, 1951
I traded in my 1970 Royal Signet and Kmart portable for this typewriter. That being said, this 1951 Royal Quiet Deluxe is easily the best example of this design that I've ever owned.The lettering on...
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Trip to Snohomish, 7/20/14
For those living in Seattle, the Metro Employees' Historical Vehicle Association (MEHVA) operates tours to various destinations in their historic fleet. Here are some pictures from my first bus tour...
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1956 Royal Quiet Deluxe
While its serial number dates it to 1956, this typewriter was made for the 1957 model year. The easiest way to determine whether your Royal Quiet Deluxe was made for 1957 is by looking at either the...
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The Amazingly Sturdy Smith Corona Classic 12
I went to the big Seattle Goodwill, and found one of the last Smith-Corona manual portable typewriters made, a Smith-Corona Classic 12 Correction/Typewriter. When I transferred buses, the case fell...
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A So-Called "Russian" typewriter--Olympia SM-1, 1950
In 1950, when this typewriter was made, few Americans had heard of the Olympia portable. Those who were lucky enough to have known about them had no access to them until 1950, when the...
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1941 Underwood Universal
This typewriter was made in early 1941. I bought it at Red Door Antiques in Mount Vernon, WA. It is easily the best Underwood I have ever owned.
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1967 Royal 890
I bought this typewriter in Tacoma, Washington. It is a later model Royal 890--this can be identified by the Litton Industries logo, located to the right of the word Royal. (When I was younger, I used...
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1958/1959 Royal Quiet Deluxe
This typewriter was manufactured in 1958 for the 1959 model year. Mechanically, it is very similar to the Futura, with the ribbon controls located under the ribbon cover. The Royal logo acts as the...
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1950 Royal Companion
This typewriter was originally sold in EverettThis is a dealer decal from General Business Machines, 2910 Hoyt Avenue, Everett, Washington
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July 1969 Signature 511D
This typewriter is my latest acquisition--it is easily the best Montgomery Ward typewriter ever--it is even good by Brother's standards.
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Smith-Corona Deville II
One of many Smith-Corona Corsair variants. I bought this typewriter in Bremerton last week. The padded carriage-return lever is a nice touch. While the Deville name was reserved for Classic 12 variants...
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1966 Royal Custom
I bought this typewriter last year. It was missing the ribbon cover at the time, but I found a matching substitute.
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Underwood 310
Also known as the Olivetti Dora, Olivetti Lettera 31, and many other names
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