I spent some time this past week and over the weekend beginning restoration on my 1950 Royal KMG (Keyset Magic Grey) and getting it back “on [its] feet”. fixed the grinding carriage formed the bent rear tabulator enclosure stripped down the body and did a full flush/cleaning on interior light oiling repaired disconnected typebars Q … Continue reading Restoring a 1950 Royal KMG Typewriter
So you want to be a typewriter mechanic? As some typewriter collectors have realized there is a typewriter revolution going on out there. This means that there’s a growing need for people who can clean, maintain, repair, and restore typewriters. If this sounds like something you’re interested in doing, there are a huge number of … Continue reading Learning Typewriter Maintenance and Repair
In addition to the ton of resources (serial numbers, manuals, repair manuals, manufacturing data, typefaces, patents, etc.) provided by TypewriterDatabase.com, one of the primary features provided are the wonderful photos users upload of their typewriters. These photos have lots of uses from basic identification to showing historical conditions of machines or highlighting immaculate restoration work. … Continue reading Photos of Typewriters for the Typewriter Database