Hero image of dirty 1939 Royal Aristocrat typewriter
Acquired 1939 Royal Aristocrat portable typewriter by Royal Typewriter Co. Inc. (ShopGoodwill.com)
Serial Number: B-884712
Black crinkle paint, glass keys, with case.
Definitely needs a cleaning, but this may be the second or third most solid typewriter I’ve ever received right out of the box. It will be the third oldest exemplar of an Aristocrat on the Typewriter Database. This will clean up exceptionally well.

Unpacked and sitting on the floor we see an oblique view of the left side of a 1939 Royal Aristocrat typewriter

Close up on the glass keys and keyboard of a 1939 Royal Aristocrat typewriter. The paper legends are black backgrounds with yellow letters.

1939 Royal Aristocrat typewriter with hood open and featuring a close up of the basket

Focusing on the hood and carriage of a 1939 Royal Aristocrat typewriter from above. A bit dusty and dirty with flecks of correction ribbon around the typing point.

Angle down on a black dusty typewriter case for a 1939 Royal Aristocrat typewriter

1939 Royal Aristocrat typewriter black, dusty case featuring a black plastic handle and a metal clasp and lock.

View into the left rear corner of a 1939 Royal Aristocrat typewriter with the carriage moved to the right. We see the serial number in the leftmost corner.

Close up of the typing point of a 1939 Royal Aristocrat typewriter featuring lots of white speckles from a correction ribbon.

Angle down on the rear of a 1939 Royal Aristocrat typewriter. We can see a metal bar across the back which has 5 manually moveable tab stops.

White index card with simple typesample of a pica typefaced 1939 Royal Aristocrat typewriter

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I'm a biomedical and electrical engineer with interests in information theory, complexity, evolution, genetics, signal processing, IndieWeb, theoretical mathematics, and big history. I'm also a talent manager-producer-publisher in the entertainment industry with expertise in representation, distribution, finance, production, content delivery, and new media.

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