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"content": "<div class=\"e-content entry-content\">During my evacuation from the Eaton Fires, I <a href=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/05/1957-royal-fp-standard-typewriter/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">picked up this 1957 Royal FPP on March 5, 2025, for $31.00</a>. Apparently it had been previously owned by <a href=\"https://typewriterdatabase.com/typewriters.php?hunter_search=7714&collection_search=Sightings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luke Legg</a>. While it was in somewhat workable shape, it needed a massive clean out. It may be one of the dirtiest machines I’ve cleaned up so far. I definitely wished I had an ultrasonic cleaner in my arsenal to help speed this one along. Research on that front has already begun in earnest. </p><p>To help this machine along to recovery, I did use a similar 1958 Royal FPP with the cameo pink smooth colorway which may end up being a parts machine due to a broken portion of frame and what I’m suspecting to be some serious escapement issues. I pulled off a few pieces including the colored body panels, some e-clips, a few springs, and the carriage return assembly which was in better condition on the donor machine.</p><p>After a day and a half of clean up work, a light oiling, and some fine tuning adjustments, this can now enter my regular rotation of restored machines. Since I’ve got a few Royal platens and this one’s is too hard, I’m planning on sending it out for recovery. The rubber gaskets and feet are in excellent condition, so I don’t need to swap them out. </p><p>The internal felt was desiccated and crumbling to dust, so I’ve removed it completely. I’m considering whether or not I should replace it with some felt.</p><p>I’ve got two other Royal FPs including two in elite, one of which has a Clarion double gothic typeface. This one is obviously in pica and I’ve temporarily spooled it up with some pink ribbon. Given that I’ve got about fifteen standard machines now, I may be rehoming a few of the restored machines soon. While this one is solid, the fact that it’s pica and my favorites tend to be elite may mean this is one of them…</p><p><img data-attachment-id=\"55830913\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/07/05/1957-royal-fpp-standard-typewriter-restoration/wp-17517676636071539546332443152085/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676636071539546332443152085.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1751741940","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.0083337000044001","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"wp-17517676636071539546332443152085\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676636071539546332443152085.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" 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data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-1751767665296109857084758739463.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-1751767665296109857084758739463.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55830928\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-1751767665296109857084758739463.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"Close up of the slugs on a 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-1751767665296109857084758739463.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-1751767665296109857084758739463.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-1751767665296109857084758739463.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, 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paper alignment rule on the paper table\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676658258919500886135680799.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676658258919500886135680799.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676658258919500886135680799.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676658258919500886135680799.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676658258919500886135680799.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676658258919500886135680799.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676658258919500886135680799.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 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"en": "<div class=\"e-content entry-content\">During my evacuation from the Eaton Fires, I <a href=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/05/1957-royal-fp-standard-typewriter/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">picked up this 1957 Royal FPP on March 5, 2025, for $31.00</a>. Apparently it had been previously owned by <a href=\"https://typewriterdatabase.com/typewriters.php?hunter_search=7714&collection_search=Sightings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luke Legg</a>. While it was in somewhat workable shape, it needed a massive clean out. It may be one of the dirtiest machines I’ve cleaned up so far. I definitely wished I had an ultrasonic cleaner in my arsenal to help speed this one along. Research on that front has already begun in earnest. </p><p>To help this machine along to recovery, I did use a similar 1958 Royal FPP with the cameo pink smooth colorway which may end up being a parts machine due to a broken portion of frame and what I’m suspecting to be some serious escapement issues. I pulled off a few pieces including the colored body panels, some e-clips, a few springs, and the carriage return assembly which was in better condition on the donor machine.</p><p>After a day and a half of clean up work, a light oiling, and some fine tuning adjustments, this can now enter my regular rotation of restored machines. Since I’ve got a few Royal platens and this one’s is too hard, I’m planning on sending it out for recovery. The rubber gaskets and feet are in excellent condition, so I don’t need to swap them out. </p><p>The internal felt was desiccated and crumbling to dust, so I’ve removed it completely. I’m considering whether or not I should replace it with some felt.</p><p>I’ve got two other Royal FPs including two in elite, one of which has a Clarion double gothic typeface. This one is obviously in pica and I’ve temporarily spooled it up with some pink ribbon. Given that I’ve got about fifteen standard machines now, I may be rehoming a few of the restored machines soon. While this one is solid, the fact that it’s pica and my favorites tend to be elite may mean this is one of them…</p><p><img data-attachment-id=\"55830913\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/07/05/1957-royal-fpp-standard-typewriter-restoration/wp-17517676636071539546332443152085/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676636071539546332443152085.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1751741940","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.0083337000044001","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"wp-17517676636071539546332443152085\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676636071539546332443152085.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676636071539546332443152085.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55830913\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676636071539546332443152085.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"Medium hero shot of a cameo pink 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter on a library card catalog with a small vase of pink flowers\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676636071539546332443152085.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676636071539546332443152085.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676636071539546332443152085.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, 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data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1751750470","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"typesample of a 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517757147035896334743684282555.jpg?fit=300%2C180&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517757147035896334743684282555.jpg?fit=660%2C396&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55830938\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517757147035896334743684282555.jpg?resize=660%2C396&ssl=1\" alt=\"Typeface sample in pink in for a 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter\" width=\"660\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517757147035896334743684282555.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517757147035896334743684282555.jpg?resize=300%2C180&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517757147035896334743684282555.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517757147035896334743684282555.jpg?resize=768%2C460&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517757147035896334743684282555.jpg?resize=750%2C450&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517757147035896334743684282555.jpg?resize=1536%2C921&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517757147035896334743684282555.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /></p><p><img data-attachment-id=\"55830914\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/07/05/1957-royal-fpp-standard-typewriter-restoration/wp-17517676638026839754745790319614/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676638026839754745790319614.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1751741953","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.0083337000044001","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"frontal view of 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676638026839754745790319614.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676638026839754745790319614.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55830914\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676638026839754745790319614.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"Frontal view of a cameo pink 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter next to a blue vase of pink and purple flowers.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676638026839754745790319614.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676638026839754745790319614.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676638026839754745790319614.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, 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data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1751741961","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.0083337000044001","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Left oblique view of 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676639032754951058759072772.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676639032754951058759072772.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55830912\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676639032754951058759072772.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"Left front oblique angle on a pink 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" 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data-attachment-id=\"55830916\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/07/05/1957-royal-fpp-standard-typewriter-restoration/wp-17517676639928473634257121961236/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676639928473634257121961236.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1751741970","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.0083337000044001","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"left carriage view of 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676639928473634257121961236.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" 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srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676641681046454242958739610.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676641681046454242958739610.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676641681046454242958739610.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676641681046454242958739610.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676641681046454242958739610.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676641681046454242958739610.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676641681046454242958739610.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /></p><p><img data-attachment-id=\"55830918\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/07/05/1957-royal-fpp-standard-typewriter-restoration/wp-17517676642667284521049025124760/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676642667284521049025124760.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1751742013","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.0083337000044001","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Left rear of 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676642667284521049025124760.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676642667284521049025124760.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55830918\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676642667284521049025124760.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"Left rear oblique angle on the carriage of a 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676642667284521049025124760.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676642667284521049025124760.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676642667284521049025124760.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676642667284521049025124760.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676642667284521049025124760.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, 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Typewriter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676643673073535955672677403.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676643673073535955672677403.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55830919\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676643673073535955672677403.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"View from the left rear of a 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter with the paper table opened up and showing the metal interior rails of the Magic Margin system.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676643673073535955672677403.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, 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class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55830921\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676644661168296542848030304.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"Rear of a 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter featuring an embossed Royal logo on the pink top portion above a darker gray body.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676644661168296542848030304.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676644661168296542848030304.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676644661168296542848030304.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676644661168296542848030304.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676644661168296542848030304.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, 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Typewriter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676645614906861131229334353.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676645614906861131229334353.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55830920\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676645614906861131229334353.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"Right rear oblique angle on a 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676645614906861131229334353.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676645614906861131229334353.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, 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data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676647516710386220910084779.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1751742078","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.0083337000044001","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Right oblique angle on 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676647516710386220910084779.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676647516710386220910084779.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55830923\" 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data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-1751767665296109857084758739463.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-1751767665296109857084758739463.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55830928\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-1751767665296109857084758739463.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"Close up of the slugs on a 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-1751767665296109857084758739463.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-1751767665296109857084758739463.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-1751767665296109857084758739463.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, 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data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1751742179","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.0083337000044001","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Under the hood of a 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676651847899640107781701129.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676651847899640107781701129.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55830927\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676651847899640107781701129.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"Straight view under the hood of a 1957 Royal FPP Standard Typewriter\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676651847899640107781701129.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676651847899640107781701129.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676651847899640107781701129.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676651847899640107781701129.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676651847899640107781701129.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676651847899640107781701129.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-17517676651847899640107781701129.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /></p><p><img 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Handles up to 20 sheets of paper and slices through them like butter. </p><p><img data-attachment-id=\"55830816\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/25/master-products-mfg-co-3-hole-punch/wp-17508875389789169802949039294378/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17508875389789169802949039294378.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1750861580","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.0083337000044001","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Master Products Mfg. 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Handles up to 20 sheets of paper and slices through them like butter. </p><p><img data-attachment-id=\"55830816\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/25/master-products-mfg-co-3-hole-punch/wp-17508875389789169802949039294378/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17508875389789169802949039294378.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1750861580","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.0083337000044001","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Master Products Mfg. 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"content": "<div class=\"e-content entry-content\">I often see people asking questions about the value of vintage typewriters. Questions like: </p><ul><li>Is it really worth $550 to buy a clean, oiled, and adjusted typewriter from a repair shop?</li><li>What about the cheap typewriters I see for $20-50 on Facebook Marketplace? Are they any “good”?</li><li>What’s with the dramatic difference in prices? Am I being tricked?</li></ul><p>For the sake of clarity, I’ll be addressing the majority of the typewriter sales in the secondary market which are broadly the most common typewriters made for the commercial market after about 1925. Most of these were manufactured in the realm of hundreds of thousands to several millions each and are thus decidedly not rare. </p><p>Within this market, the savvy consumer knows that the condition of the machine is generally the biggest driver of the sales price. Sadly the majority of machines you see for sale are in poor to absolutely dreadful condition, but are priced as if they are cleaned, oiled, and well-adjusted right out of a professional typewriter shop. If you watch patiently, you’ll notice these so-called “rare” machines never sell. If you’re buying, you should ask yourself the following: Is the exterior of the machine in good cosmetic condition with clear and intact decals? Is the interior clean and free from excess dust, oil and other residue which can affect performance? Does the machine function as well as one could expect or almost as good as if it just came off the factory floor? Is the type properly aligned on the page? Does it make clear, bright imprints for all characters? Do all the buttons, levers, and adjustment points work as expected? Does the escapement work across the length of the platen? Will paper feed through properly? Are the rollers round, even, and grippy? Does it have its original metal spools? Does it have new or even usable ribbon? All of these cosmetic and functional factors effect the ultimate sales prices in the market.</p><p>The truth is that the vast majority of typewriters on the broad online marketplace don’t fit many of these criteria. Most are barely capable of any of these. A large number are dusty “barn” machines that have been sitting around for decades and barely befitting the name typewriter. Far too many have “sticky” keys or other mechanical problems. Many have broken or disconnected drawbands. Others suffer from a broad array of other repairable and even non-repairable maladies. </p><p>Having purchased around 50+ machines from a variety of online shops and thrift stores for $9-150, I have never gotten what one might call a “perfect machine” as one would expect recently serviced from a professional typewriter repair shop. Only a handful required an adjustment or two and a solid cleaning and new ribbon to be close to perfect. </p><p>I’ve recently been to a handful of type-ins now, and I can attest that most people who have their own typewriters are amateurs who at best have dusted off the exterior of their machines and are charitably limping (a base level of typing) along as best as they can with what they have. While this is certainly fine and potentially acceptable to some, it’s definitely not the lush level of a well-adjusted machine. If you want to be a good steward of your typewriter and plan on using it extensively or even professionally as an author, it is definitely worth the time and attention to have at least one solid machine in your arsenal. If you have the funds, definitely replace the rubber feet and re-cover the platen on at least one machine to enjoy pure typewriting nirvana.</p><p><img data-attachment-id=\"55830780\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/23/typewriter-repair-costs-and-valuation-professional-shops-versus-collectors-versus-first-time-buyers/recovered-platen-choice/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Recovered-platen-choice.jpg?fit=1182%2C500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1182,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Recovered platen choice meme\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Recovered-platen-choice.jpg?fit=300%2C127&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Recovered-platen-choice.jpg?fit=660%2C279&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55830780\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Recovered-platen-choice.jpg?resize=660%2C279&ssl=1\" alt=\"Meme image of Ferris Bueller in a men's room with the caption: A typewriter with a re-covered platen. 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Most of the typewriter collecting community see these typewriters for sale and have a good laugh knowing that the seller is comparing their machine to an immaculate version of their typewriter that has been lovingly restored. </p><h2>A Typewriter Repair Cost Thought Experiment</h2><p>As a thought experiment based on several years of collecting and restoring/repairing typewriters, I decided it might be useful to create a ballpark representative graph of what the typewriter cost space looks like to have and use a great functioning typewriter. To do this I’m going to look at the raw base costs of what it takes to have a professionally adjusted and cleaned typewriter serviced by three different personas in the space. I’ll look at the <a href=\"https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-repair.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seasoned professional</a> with 9 months to many years on the job in a typewriter shop, the avid typewriter collector with between 15 and 50 or more typewriters in their collection the majority of which they’ve self-serviced, and the <a href=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/29/first-time-typewriter-purchases-with-specific-recommendations-for-writers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beginner to novice typist who is potentially buying their first, second or maybe third typewriter</a> and who may likely never go beyond that number.</p><figure id=\"attachment_55825524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55825524\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-attachment-id=\"55825524\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2024/10/23/acquisition-1952-royal-quiet-de-luxe-portable-typewriter-with-royal-vogue-typeface/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1729346527","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.0055","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Naked Royal Quiet De Luxe disassembled for repair\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-55825524 size-large\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"A naked Royal Quiet De Luxe sitting on a towel on a wooden table for repair surrounded with typewriter tools, cleaning supplies, and the disassembled portions of the typewriter body and carriage.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55825524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The repair layout of a collector with a wide variety of tools</figcaption></figure><p>The primary variables we’ll be looking at will be time, experience, and general costs. We’ll also look at tools and their availability, the cost of the machine itself, replacement parts, and the cost per hour of labor. I’ll be ignoring the cost of storage space and other miscellaneous overhead costs of actually running a business which a repair shop might require, but that an amateur is only tangentially responsible for by using space in their home. We’ll try to keep as many of the variables constant across the spectrum for a reasonably useful comparison of cost and time for these personas. </p><h3>Tools</h3><p>The availability and cost of various tools will be a factor and vary dramatically across the three categories. I<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-7E4fM6gBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">f the beginner doesn’t already have them</a>, they’ll want at least a minimum of a couple of screwdrivers, an adjustable wrench, some canned air, a toothbrush, and some mineral spirits for about $100. A collector will have all of these as well as a dedicated air compressor, a full set of screwdrivers, wrenches, and several basic pliers, a variety of brushes (nylon, brass, and steel), <a href=\"https://boffosocko.com/2024/08/11/adding-to-my-typewriter-toolset/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some oilers, spring (push and pull) tools</a>, and <a href=\"https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/01/typewriter-tools-upgrade/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">possibly even more</a> for an investment of $300 or more. Finally the <a href=\"https://virtualhermans.com/lucas-dul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro will have</a> all of the above in addition to a wide variety of specialty tools for less common repair and adjustment needs. Many of these are not easily accessible and many are no longer manufactured. This will include a wide variety of custom pliers, benders, and potentially even a dunk tank for cleaning typewriters. This equipment will often require an investment of one or several thousands of dollars. Because this larger investment is depreciated out over the span of years and used on hundreds of machines, I’ll set the tool price per typewriter for the professional at $5, the collector at $20 and $90 for the beginner. </p><figure id=\"attachment_55826462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55826462\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-attachment-id=\"55826462\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/01/typewriter-tools-upgrade/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1732976543","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"64","shutter_speed":"0.0055","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Typewriter repair tools collection\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-55826462 size-large\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"A large table covered with a repair bag and a wide variety of typewriter repair tools and solvents.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55826462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A collector’s toolset including some custom and hard-to-find pliers and benders.</figcaption></figure><h3>Typewriter</h3><p>Next is the actual cost of the physical typewriter itself. Whether it’s a Smith-Corona Corsair from the late 60s, a Smith-Corona Silent from the 50s, a 1930s Royal P, or an Olympia SM3 from the 50s, even a dirty, disused, old typewriter is going to cost something. I’ll consider what we’re buying as a baseline run-of-the-mill machine of the type you’ll find at almost any thrift store that is in desperate need of a cleaning and which may have a few sticky keys, has it’s fair share of eraser shavings and cobwebs inside, needs a couple of small adjustments and perhaps one repair or replacement part that doesn’t include replacing rubber feet or a platen. As <a href=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/29/first-time-typewriter-purchases-with-specific-recommendations-for-writers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most beginners don’t know the market well</a>, they’re highly likely to pay in the $50-150 range for such a machine while the savvier collector will end up in the $20-75 range. The pro shop will quite often acquire their machines as donations or bulk pick ups for $5-20 each and the cost of gas to get them depending on what sorts of makes and models we’re looking at. As an anecdotal bit of data, one professional restorer recently told me he wouldn’t go over about $60 to buy a garden variety Olympia SM3 which most collectors would probably be on the hook for about $120.</p><figure id=\"attachment_55826586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55826586\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-attachment-id=\"55826586\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/06/using-the-fold-a-matic-feature-of-the-remington-standard-to-clean-oil-and-adjust/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1733393811","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0083","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Eraser bits in a Remington Standard typewriter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-55826586 size-large\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"View from the back of a Remington Standard with the Fold-A-Matic rear panel opened revealing lots of eraser bits spread over the internals.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55826586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three cheers for eraser crumbs!</figcaption></figure><h3>Repair and Replacement Parts</h3><p>Pro shops are often much better off than the other two categories as they often have a dozen or more parts machines which they cannibalize to repair machines. They may also have custom suppliers of screws and springs which dramatically reduce the cost of researching and buying from places like McMaster-Carr, Fastenal, or your local hardware store. We’ll place their replacement part cost at about $5. Collectors may have parts machines, but are also likely to have friends, acquaintances or sources parting out machines inexpensively for around $15. The beginner will struggle to find repair parts and would potentially pay in the range of $40 for the same pieces. </p><h3>Cost per hour for cleaning and repair</h3><p>Professional repair rates in the United States are currently in the $40-75 per hour range, but for our back-of-the-envelope calculation, let’s stay with the more conservative $40/hour rate. The collector doesn’t have the same level of knowledge as a pro, but isn’t dreadful and <a href=\"https://boffosocko.com/research/typewriter-collection/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">knows where to look</a> for what they need, so we’ll give them a $30/hour rate for work. Finally we’ll pay the wholly inexperienced novice the United States minimum wage of $20/hour. This is sure to save them a lot of money compared to the pro, but it’s also going to take the novice a huge amount of research work and tinkering to come close to the proficiency of the pro, so perforce, it will take them far longer to come to having a machine as nice at the end of the process. I would expect the experienced collector to slowly come close to the level of quality turned out by the professional, but this is going to exist on a scale based on level of experience. </p><table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-baot=\"1\"><colgroup><col width=\"113\" /><col width=\"100\" /><col width=\"100\" /><col width=\"100\" /><col width=\"100\" /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>Professional</td><td>Collector</td><td>Amateur</td><td><div><div>Reticent amateur</div></div></td></tr><tr><td>typewriter</td><td>$30.00</td><td>$90.00</td><td>$120.00</td><td>$120.00</td></tr><tr><td>tool cost</td><td>$5.00</td><td>$20.00</td><td>$90.00</td><td>$90.00</td></tr><tr><td>cleaning time</td><td>$320.00</td><td>$480.00</td><td>$2,240.00</td><td>$3,360.00</td></tr><tr><td>repair parts</td><td>$5.00</td><td>$15.00</td><td>$40.00</td><td>$40.00</td></tr><tr><td>totals</td><td>$360.00</td><td>$605.00</td><td>$2,490.00</td><td>$3,610.00</td></tr></tbody></table><h2>A graph of typewriter repair graphing experience against time and cost</h2><p>As a result of the ballpark numbers above, I’m going to graph a few points for the various levels admitting that there is generally going to be some variance around the values. This variance increases as we move from the professional level (small variance) to the collector and then onto the novice (a much larger variance). Because the experience and ability of the beginner is so large, I’m going to plot two points for them to emphasize this variability. We can now take some of our rough numbers and plot the cost values against the amount of time it would likely take each of these levels to put out a single, clean, repaired and reasonably well-adjusted typewriter, keeping in mind that the level of the beginner will almost always lag behind the capabilities of the advanced collector or pro.</p><figure id=\"attachment_55830776\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55830776\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-attachment-id=\"55830776\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/23/typewriter-repair-costs-and-valuation-professional-shops-versus-collectors-versus-first-time-buyers/wp-17506431562455602397477612445446/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17506431562455602397477612445446.jpg?fit=2000%2C1357&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1357\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1750617886","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"250","shutter_speed":"0.0083","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Professional typewriter repair compared to collectors and novices\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>The purple $375 data point is for the professional repair shop, the orange $605 is for the collector, and the two red values at $2,490 and $3,600 are for the wide ranges of the beginners.</p>\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17506431562455602397477612445446.jpg?fit=300%2C204&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17506431562455602397477612445446.jpg?fit=660%2C448&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-55830776\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17506431562455602397477612445446.jpg?resize=660%2C448&ssl=1\" alt=\"Graph of cost (y-axis) against time in days (x-axis). We see three lines for the pro ($375 for 1 day), the collector ($605 for 2 days), and two values for the novice ($2490 for 14 days and $3600 for 21 days)\" width=\"660\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17506431562455602397477612445446.jpg?resize=1024%2C695&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17506431562455602397477612445446.jpg?resize=300%2C204&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17506431562455602397477612445446.jpg?resize=768%2C521&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17506431562455602397477612445446.jpg?resize=750%2C509&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17506431562455602397477612445446.jpg?resize=1536%2C1042&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17506431562455602397477612445446.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17506431562455602397477612445446.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55830776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The purple $375 data point is for the professional repair shop, the orange $605 is for the collector, and the two red values at $2,490 and $3,600 are for the wide ranges of the beginners.</figcaption></figure><p>A professional shop with only one trained repair person will likely repair, clean, oil, and adjust a single machine in about 5-8 hours while the collector can likely do the same in about two days of full time work on average. The beginner, presuming they are mildly mechanically inclined and willing to try will take two to three weeks of full time work to pull off the same level of quality. This generally presumes the typewriter is not in horrible shape to begin with and doesn’t have complicated issues like subtle escapement problems.</p><h2>Analysis and Conclusions</h2><p>This graph, while it has some obvious variability given some very conservative numbers, will give the beginner at least some idea of not only the time, but the cost associated with buying and self-repairing/restoring a typewriter to the level that a professional shop would. Here I should say that we’re explicitly not including the costs of any new rubber feet, rollers, or a recovered platen which would potentially add a couple of hundred dollars to the overall base-level costs. Despite the availability of online advice and fora, the beginner often isn’t aware of the hidden costs of tools, materials, time, knowledge and effort involved to bring their machine close to its original condition. Typically they’re usually looking for the bare minimum to get a machine working and not to get it working to its peak capabilities the way a professional shop would.</p><p>If you’re a professional writer interested in getting straight to work on a professional level machine, it’s incredibly easy to see from this chart that you shouldn’t waste the time, effort, or expense of trying to buy a $20 typewriter (or worse, overspending on a $300 dirty typewriter) to clean up for yourself and your daily work. It’s a definite no-brainer to check out your local shop and buy a machine for $400-600. It’s even a no-brainer if you have to drive several hours to a distant shop to do the same. You could probably even fly and come out ahead. There is certainly a similar calculus if you’re a first time buyer in the market for a gift for a significant other or even a young child’s birthday or holiday present. Is it worth the supposed “savings” to buy a cheap machine and then spend the time and energy to bring it back to life? You definitely don’t want a gifted machine in poor shape to become someone else’s white elephant when they realize it needs some serious repair or cleaning work. Worse might be to spend a few hundred dollars on a machine in mediocre condition and then need to spend another $500-$750 on it at a repair shop to get it into the same condition you could have just paid for $500 upfront.</p><p>Further, you’ll notice that professional typewriter shops are not making a huge profit margin for their time and experience, even at the comparatively much higher levels of paid labor. (Remember we also didn’t factor in any overhead, retirement funds, health care, insurance, regulatory compliance, etc.)</p><p>Now the question becomes a bit harder to answer if you’re an inveterate tinkerer who wants to have a typewriter or twenty. If you’ve already got a nice toolchest and some garage space, perhaps the cost of doing your own machines is worth the trouble? Do you have the mechanical chops to begin with? Do you enjoy the research and digging required to puzzle out the repairs and adjustments of your new-to-you typewriter? Is it worth the hobby time as an “investment” in yourself and your mental health? Would you be acquiring lots of machines? Or do you just want three? What level of repair work are you willing to add to the mix of your sort of typewriter collection? How sustainable is that level over time and across the number of machines? </p><p>Obviously the more machines you collect and repair, the more valuable it becomes to invest in the knowledge, manuals, tools, and materials to do the work. Once you’re into it at the level of 50 machines with the majority of them in solid repair status, you’re beginning to hit the levels of a professional repair person. This also presumes that as you’re progressing, you’re also spending the time and effort to collect (buy) the uncommon tools of the trade as well as repair manuals to be able to more efficiently do your work. If the fun of repair becomes drudgery and “work”, then perhaps it’s time to invest into your local repair shop’s future? Doing this can help ensure the ensuing generations can still appreciate and use these machines.</p><p>If you’re both a collector and an active writer, are you properly balancing your priorities of writing and tinkering? Is the tinkering beginning to stand in the way of your productivity as a writer? Are you using the excuse of perfecting small adjustments on your typewriter to actively miss your deadlines?</p><p>What about the more expensive Hermes 3000s and Olympia SM3s of the world? In the realm of dirty, used typewriters there are some shining pricing exceptions that will provide even more exceptional value. For the past year or so the popularity and reputation of the Hermes 3000 and the Olympia SM3 have put their prices much higher than a lot of the rest of the market. As a result, an un-serviced Hermes 3000 can start at $250 and the Olympia SM3 can start at $120 even for the experienced collector. (Yes, you can get lucky and find these at garage sales, but that takes additional time and effort which isn’t included in our cost evaluation chart.) Despite this premium, professional shops are still selling these cleaned, oiled, and adjusted in the range of $500-550. This makes them exceptionally great values from repair shops for budding authors and professional writers. It also makes them larger risks for beginners who may need to spend even more attempting to clean and repair them if they’ve got significant damage.</p><p><img data-attachment-id=\"55824931\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2024/07/14/aggregated-resources-and-playlist-for-a-crash-course-on-the-olympia-sm3-portable-typewriter/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1725269992","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"20","shutter_speed":"0.0047","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Green 1958 Olympia SM3 typewriter\" data-image-description=\"<p>1958 Olympia SM3 typewriter</p>\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-55824931\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"A green crinkle painted Olympia SM3 with chrome highlights, green plastic keys, and a greenish-brown space bar sits on a sun dappled table next to a small potted plant. Off to the side are a small notebook, mechanical pencil and green coffee mug creating a very cozy morning atmosphere.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /></p><p>At the end of the day, there’s a huge gulf between the experience of typing on the dirty typewriter from Joe’s grandmother’s attic that you (over) paid $200 for and the clean-as-a-whistle well-adjusted typewriter that you smartly acquired from <a href=\"https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-repair.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an experienced vintage typewriter repair shop</a> for around $500. If you’re buying a machine for regular writing use, you’ll know and appreciate the difference. Of course if you just need something as a <a href=\"https://boffosocko.com/2024/11/30/on-the-value-of-typewriters/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bit of decor</a>, then do what you will and go on about life, but at least you’ll have a bit of an idea of what you’re missing out on. If you choose not to miss out, you’ll have a much better idea of what sort of work you might be in for and what the trade-offs are to get the sort of machine you’d like to ultimately have.</div>",
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"en": "<div class=\"e-content entry-content\">I often see people asking questions about the value of vintage typewriters. Questions like: </p><ul><li>Is it really worth $550 to buy a clean, oiled, and adjusted typewriter from a repair shop?</li><li>What about the cheap typewriters I see for $20-50 on Facebook Marketplace? Are they any “good”?</li><li>What’s with the dramatic difference in prices? Am I being tricked?</li></ul><p>For the sake of clarity, I’ll be addressing the majority of the typewriter sales in the secondary market which are broadly the most common typewriters made for the commercial market after about 1925. Most of these were manufactured in the realm of hundreds of thousands to several millions each and are thus decidedly not rare. </p><p>Within this market, the savvy consumer knows that the condition of the machine is generally the biggest driver of the sales price. Sadly the majority of machines you see for sale are in poor to absolutely dreadful condition, but are priced as if they are cleaned, oiled, and well-adjusted right out of a professional typewriter shop. If you watch patiently, you’ll notice these so-called “rare” machines never sell. If you’re buying, you should ask yourself the following: Is the exterior of the machine in good cosmetic condition with clear and intact decals? Is the interior clean and free from excess dust, oil and other residue which can affect performance? Does the machine function as well as one could expect or almost as good as if it just came off the factory floor? Is the type properly aligned on the page? Does it make clear, bright imprints for all characters? Do all the buttons, levers, and adjustment points work as expected? Does the escapement work across the length of the platen? Will paper feed through properly? Are the rollers round, even, and grippy? Does it have its original metal spools? Does it have new or even usable ribbon? All of these cosmetic and functional factors effect the ultimate sales prices in the market.</p><p>The truth is that the vast majority of typewriters on the broad online marketplace don’t fit many of these criteria. Most are barely capable of any of these. A large number are dusty “barn” machines that have been sitting around for decades and barely befitting the name typewriter. Far too many have “sticky” keys or other mechanical problems. Many have broken or disconnected drawbands. Others suffer from a broad array of other repairable and even non-repairable maladies. </p><p>Having purchased around 50+ machines from a variety of online shops and thrift stores for $9-150, I have never gotten what one might call a “perfect machine” as one would expect recently serviced from a professional typewriter repair shop. Only a handful required an adjustment or two and a solid cleaning and new ribbon to be close to perfect. </p><p>I’ve recently been to a handful of type-ins now, and I can attest that most people who have their own typewriters are amateurs who at best have dusted off the exterior of their machines and are charitably limping (a base level of typing) along as best as they can with what they have. While this is certainly fine and potentially acceptable to some, it’s definitely not the lush level of a well-adjusted machine. If you want to be a good steward of your typewriter and plan on using it extensively or even professionally as an author, it is definitely worth the time and attention to have at least one solid machine in your arsenal. If you have the funds, definitely replace the rubber feet and re-cover the platen on at least one machine to enjoy pure typewriting nirvana.</p><p><img data-attachment-id=\"55830780\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/23/typewriter-repair-costs-and-valuation-professional-shops-versus-collectors-versus-first-time-buyers/recovered-platen-choice/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Recovered-platen-choice.jpg?fit=1182%2C500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1182,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Recovered platen choice meme\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Recovered-platen-choice.jpg?fit=300%2C127&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Recovered-platen-choice.jpg?fit=660%2C279&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55830780\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Recovered-platen-choice.jpg?resize=660%2C279&ssl=1\" alt=\"Meme image of Ferris Bueller in a men's room with the caption: A typewriter with a re-covered platen. It is so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up.\" width=\"660\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Recovered-platen-choice.jpg?w=1182&ssl=1 1182w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Recovered-platen-choice.jpg?resize=300%2C127&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Recovered-platen-choice.jpg?resize=1024%2C433&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Recovered-platen-choice.jpg?resize=768%2C325&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Recovered-platen-choice.jpg?resize=750%2C317&ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /></p><p>One will regularly see posts of unknowledgeable sellers who insist they “know what they’ve got” offering dirty and disgusting typewriters for $500 or dramatically more. Most of the typewriter collecting community see these typewriters for sale and have a good laugh knowing that the seller is comparing their machine to an immaculate version of their typewriter that has been lovingly restored. </p><h2>A Typewriter Repair Cost Thought Experiment</h2><p>As a thought experiment based on several years of collecting and restoring/repairing typewriters, I decided it might be useful to create a ballpark representative graph of what the typewriter cost space looks like to have and use a great functioning typewriter. To do this I’m going to look at the raw base costs of what it takes to have a professionally adjusted and cleaned typewriter serviced by three different personas in the space. I’ll look at the <a href=\"https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-repair.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seasoned professional</a> with 9 months to many years on the job in a typewriter shop, the avid typewriter collector with between 15 and 50 or more typewriters in their collection the majority of which they’ve self-serviced, and the <a href=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/29/first-time-typewriter-purchases-with-specific-recommendations-for-writers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beginner to novice typist who is potentially buying their first, second or maybe third typewriter</a> and who may likely never go beyond that number.</p><figure id=\"attachment_55825524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55825524\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-attachment-id=\"55825524\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2024/10/23/acquisition-1952-royal-quiet-de-luxe-portable-typewriter-with-royal-vogue-typeface/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1729346527","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.0055","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Naked Royal Quiet De Luxe disassembled for repair\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-55825524 size-large\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"A naked Royal Quiet De Luxe sitting on a towel on a wooden table for repair surrounded with typewriter tools, cleaning supplies, and the disassembled portions of the typewriter body and carriage.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wp-17294035316839102983195769299856.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55825524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The repair layout of a collector with a wide variety of tools</figcaption></figure><p>The primary variables we’ll be looking at will be time, experience, and general costs. We’ll also look at tools and their availability, the cost of the machine itself, replacement parts, and the cost per hour of labor. I’ll be ignoring the cost of storage space and other miscellaneous overhead costs of actually running a business which a repair shop might require, but that an amateur is only tangentially responsible for by using space in their home. We’ll try to keep as many of the variables constant across the spectrum for a reasonably useful comparison of cost and time for these personas. </p><h3>Tools</h3><p>The availability and cost of various tools will be a factor and vary dramatically across the three categories. I<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-7E4fM6gBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">f the beginner doesn’t already have them</a>, they’ll want at least a minimum of a couple of screwdrivers, an adjustable wrench, some canned air, a toothbrush, and some mineral spirits for about $100. A collector will have all of these as well as a dedicated air compressor, a full set of screwdrivers, wrenches, and several basic pliers, a variety of brushes (nylon, brass, and steel), <a href=\"https://boffosocko.com/2024/08/11/adding-to-my-typewriter-toolset/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some oilers, spring (push and pull) tools</a>, and <a href=\"https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/01/typewriter-tools-upgrade/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">possibly even more</a> for an investment of $300 or more. Finally the <a href=\"https://virtualhermans.com/lucas-dul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro will have</a> all of the above in addition to a wide variety of specialty tools for less common repair and adjustment needs. Many of these are not easily accessible and many are no longer manufactured. This will include a wide variety of custom pliers, benders, and potentially even a dunk tank for cleaning typewriters. This equipment will often require an investment of one or several thousands of dollars. Because this larger investment is depreciated out over the span of years and used on hundreds of machines, I’ll set the tool price per typewriter for the professional at $5, the collector at $20 and $90 for the beginner. </p><figure id=\"attachment_55826462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55826462\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-attachment-id=\"55826462\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/01/typewriter-tools-upgrade/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1732976543","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"64","shutter_speed":"0.0055","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Typewriter repair tools collection\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-55826462 size-large\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"A large table covered with a repair bag and a wide variety of typewriter repair tools and solvents.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/wp-17330312920545183163769554947183.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55826462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A collector’s toolset including some custom and hard-to-find pliers and benders.</figcaption></figure><h3>Typewriter</h3><p>Next is the actual cost of the physical typewriter itself. Whether it’s a Smith-Corona Corsair from the late 60s, a Smith-Corona Silent from the 50s, a 1930s Royal P, or an Olympia SM3 from the 50s, even a dirty, disused, old typewriter is going to cost something. I’ll consider what we’re buying as a baseline run-of-the-mill machine of the type you’ll find at almost any thrift store that is in desperate need of a cleaning and which may have a few sticky keys, has it’s fair share of eraser shavings and cobwebs inside, needs a couple of small adjustments and perhaps one repair or replacement part that doesn’t include replacing rubber feet or a platen. As <a href=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/03/29/first-time-typewriter-purchases-with-specific-recommendations-for-writers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most beginners don’t know the market well</a>, they’re highly likely to pay in the $50-150 range for such a machine while the savvier collector will end up in the $20-75 range. The pro shop will quite often acquire their machines as donations or bulk pick ups for $5-20 each and the cost of gas to get them depending on what sorts of makes and models we’re looking at. As an anecdotal bit of data, one professional restorer recently told me he wouldn’t go over about $60 to buy a garden variety Olympia SM3 which most collectors would probably be on the hook for about $120.</p><figure id=\"attachment_55826586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55826586\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-attachment-id=\"55826586\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/06/using-the-fold-a-matic-feature-of-the-remington-standard-to-clean-oil-and-adjust/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1733393811","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0083","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Eraser bits in a Remington Standard typewriter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-55826586 size-large\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"View from the back of a Remington Standard with the Fold-A-Matic rear panel opened revealing lots of eraser bits spread over the internals.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/wp-17334614111514460025265376655197.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55826586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three cheers for eraser crumbs!</figcaption></figure><h3>Repair and Replacement Parts</h3><p>Pro shops are often much better off than the other two categories as they often have a dozen or more parts machines which they cannibalize to repair machines. They may also have custom suppliers of screws and springs which dramatically reduce the cost of researching and buying from places like McMaster-Carr, Fastenal, or your local hardware store. We’ll place their replacement part cost at about $5. Collectors may have parts machines, but are also likely to have friends, acquaintances or sources parting out machines inexpensively for around $15. The beginner will struggle to find repair parts and would potentially pay in the range of $40 for the same pieces. </p><h3>Cost per hour for cleaning and repair</h3><p>Professional repair rates in the United States are currently in the $40-75 per hour range, but for our back-of-the-envelope calculation, let’s stay with the more conservative $40/hour rate. The collector doesn’t have the same level of knowledge as a pro, but isn’t dreadful and <a href=\"https://boffosocko.com/research/typewriter-collection/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">knows where to look</a> for what they need, so we’ll give them a $30/hour rate for work. Finally we’ll pay the wholly inexperienced novice the United States minimum wage of $20/hour. This is sure to save them a lot of money compared to the pro, but it’s also going to take the novice a huge amount of research work and tinkering to come close to the proficiency of the pro, so perforce, it will take them far longer to come to having a machine as nice at the end of the process. I would expect the experienced collector to slowly come close to the level of quality turned out by the professional, but this is going to exist on a scale based on level of experience. </p><table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-baot=\"1\"><colgroup><col width=\"113\" /><col width=\"100\" /><col width=\"100\" /><col width=\"100\" /><col width=\"100\" /></colgroup><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>Professional</td><td>Collector</td><td>Amateur</td><td><div><div>Reticent amateur</div></div></td></tr><tr><td>typewriter</td><td>$30.00</td><td>$90.00</td><td>$120.00</td><td>$120.00</td></tr><tr><td>tool cost</td><td>$5.00</td><td>$20.00</td><td>$90.00</td><td>$90.00</td></tr><tr><td>cleaning time</td><td>$320.00</td><td>$480.00</td><td>$2,240.00</td><td>$3,360.00</td></tr><tr><td>repair parts</td><td>$5.00</td><td>$15.00</td><td>$40.00</td><td>$40.00</td></tr><tr><td>totals</td><td>$360.00</td><td>$605.00</td><td>$2,490.00</td><td>$3,610.00</td></tr></tbody></table><h2>A graph of typewriter repair graphing experience against time and cost</h2><p>As a result of the ballpark numbers above, I’m going to graph a few points for the various levels admitting that there is generally going to be some variance around the values. This variance increases as we move from the professional level (small variance) to the collector and then onto the novice (a much larger variance). Because the experience and ability of the beginner is so large, I’m going to plot two points for them to emphasize this variability. We can now take some of our rough numbers and plot the cost values against the amount of time it would likely take each of these levels to put out a single, clean, repaired and reasonably well-adjusted typewriter, keeping in mind that the level of the beginner will almost always lag behind the capabilities of the advanced collector or pro.</p><figure id=\"attachment_55830776\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55830776\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-attachment-id=\"55830776\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/23/typewriter-repair-costs-and-valuation-professional-shops-versus-collectors-versus-first-time-buyers/wp-17506431562455602397477612445446/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17506431562455602397477612445446.jpg?fit=2000%2C1357&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1357\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1750617886","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"250","shutter_speed":"0.0083","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Professional typewriter repair compared to collectors and novices\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>The purple $375 data point is for the professional repair shop, the orange $605 is for the collector, and the two red values at $2,490 and $3,600 are for the wide ranges of the beginners.</p>\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17506431562455602397477612445446.jpg?fit=300%2C204&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17506431562455602397477612445446.jpg?fit=660%2C448&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-55830776\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17506431562455602397477612445446.jpg?resize=660%2C448&ssl=1\" alt=\"Graph of cost (y-axis) against time in days (x-axis). 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The beginner, presuming they are mildly mechanically inclined and willing to try will take two to three weeks of full time work to pull off the same level of quality. This generally presumes the typewriter is not in horrible shape to begin with and doesn’t have complicated issues like subtle escapement problems.</p><h2>Analysis and Conclusions</h2><p>This graph, while it has some obvious variability given some very conservative numbers, will give the beginner at least some idea of not only the time, but the cost associated with buying and self-repairing/restoring a typewriter to the level that a professional shop would. Here I should say that we’re explicitly not including the costs of any new rubber feet, rollers, or a recovered platen which would potentially add a couple of hundred dollars to the overall base-level costs. Despite the availability of online advice and fora, the beginner often isn’t aware of the hidden costs of tools, materials, time, knowledge and effort involved to bring their machine close to its original condition. Typically they’re usually looking for the bare minimum to get a machine working and not to get it working to its peak capabilities the way a professional shop would.</p><p>If you’re a professional writer interested in getting straight to work on a professional level machine, it’s incredibly easy to see from this chart that you shouldn’t waste the time, effort, or expense of trying to buy a $20 typewriter (or worse, overspending on a $300 dirty typewriter) to clean up for yourself and your daily work. It’s a definite no-brainer to check out your local shop and buy a machine for $400-600. It’s even a no-brainer if you have to drive several hours to a distant shop to do the same. You could probably even fly and come out ahead. There is certainly a similar calculus if you’re a first time buyer in the market for a gift for a significant other or even a young child’s birthday or holiday present. Is it worth the supposed “savings” to buy a cheap machine and then spend the time and energy to bring it back to life? You definitely don’t want a gifted machine in poor shape to become someone else’s white elephant when they realize it needs some serious repair or cleaning work. Worse might be to spend a few hundred dollars on a machine in mediocre condition and then need to spend another $500-$750 on it at a repair shop to get it into the same condition you could have just paid for $500 upfront.</p><p>Further, you’ll notice that professional typewriter shops are not making a huge profit margin for their time and experience, even at the comparatively much higher levels of paid labor. (Remember we also didn’t factor in any overhead, retirement funds, health care, insurance, regulatory compliance, etc.)</p><p>Now the question becomes a bit harder to answer if you’re an inveterate tinkerer who wants to have a typewriter or twenty. If you’ve already got a nice toolchest and some garage space, perhaps the cost of doing your own machines is worth the trouble? Do you have the mechanical chops to begin with? Do you enjoy the research and digging required to puzzle out the repairs and adjustments of your new-to-you typewriter? Is it worth the hobby time as an “investment” in yourself and your mental health? Would you be acquiring lots of machines? Or do you just want three? What level of repair work are you willing to add to the mix of your sort of typewriter collection? How sustainable is that level over time and across the number of machines? </p><p>Obviously the more machines you collect and repair, the more valuable it becomes to invest in the knowledge, manuals, tools, and materials to do the work. Once you’re into it at the level of 50 machines with the majority of them in solid repair status, you’re beginning to hit the levels of a professional repair person. This also presumes that as you’re progressing, you’re also spending the time and effort to collect (buy) the uncommon tools of the trade as well as repair manuals to be able to more efficiently do your work. If the fun of repair becomes drudgery and “work”, then perhaps it’s time to invest into your local repair shop’s future? Doing this can help ensure the ensuing generations can still appreciate and use these machines.</p><p>If you’re both a collector and an active writer, are you properly balancing your priorities of writing and tinkering? Is the tinkering beginning to stand in the way of your productivity as a writer? Are you using the excuse of perfecting small adjustments on your typewriter to actively miss your deadlines?</p><p>What about the more expensive Hermes 3000s and Olympia SM3s of the world? In the realm of dirty, used typewriters there are some shining pricing exceptions that will provide even more exceptional value. For the past year or so the popularity and reputation of the Hermes 3000 and the Olympia SM3 have put their prices much higher than a lot of the rest of the market. As a result, an un-serviced Hermes 3000 can start at $250 and the Olympia SM3 can start at $120 even for the experienced collector. (Yes, you can get lucky and find these at garage sales, but that takes additional time and effort which isn’t included in our cost evaluation chart.) Despite this premium, professional shops are still selling these cleaned, oiled, and adjusted in the range of $500-550. This makes them exceptionally great values from repair shops for budding authors and professional writers. It also makes them larger risks for beginners who may need to spend even more attempting to clean and repair them if they’ve got significant damage.</p><p><img data-attachment-id=\"55824931\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2024/07/14/aggregated-resources-and-playlist-for-a-crash-course-on-the-olympia-sm3-portable-typewriter/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1725269992","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"20","shutter_speed":"0.0047","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Green 1958 Olympia SM3 typewriter\" data-image-description=\"<p>1958 Olympia SM3 typewriter</p>\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-55824931\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"A green crinkle painted Olympia SM3 with chrome highlights, green plastic keys, and a greenish-brown space bar sits on a sun dappled table next to a small potted plant. Off to the side are a small notebook, mechanical pencil and green coffee mug creating a very cozy morning atmosphere.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wp-17252954277547095233008355636296.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /></p><p>At the end of the day, there’s a huge gulf between the experience of typing on the dirty typewriter from Joe’s grandmother’s attic that you (over) paid $200 for and the clean-as-a-whistle well-adjusted typewriter that you smartly acquired from <a href=\"https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-repair.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an experienced vintage typewriter repair shop</a> for around $500. If you’re buying a machine for regular writing use, you’ll know and appreciate the difference. Of course if you just need something as a <a href=\"https://boffosocko.com/2024/11/30/on-the-value-of-typewriters/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bit of decor</a>, then do what you will and go on about life, but at least you’ll have a bit of an idea of what you’re missing out on. If you choose not to miss out, you’ll have a much better idea of what sort of work you might be in for and what the trade-offs are to get the sort of machine you’d like to ultimately have.</div>"
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"content": "<section class=\"response h-product h-cite\"><header><svg class=\"svg-icon svg-acquisition\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"Acquisition title=\"Acquisition\"><use xlink:href=\"https://boffosocko.com/wp-content/plugins/indieweb-post-kinds/kinds.svg#acquisition\"></use></svg><span class=\"kind-display-text\">Acquired</span> <a href=\"https://typewriterdatabase.com/see.25273.typewriter\" class=\"p-name u-url\">1961 Royal FP standard typewriter with a special Clarion Gothic typeface</a> <em>(<span class=\"p-brand\">Royal McBee Corporation</span>)</em></header><blockquote class=\"e-summary\"><p>Serial number: FPS-16-7133632<br />Sandstone (yellow) panels on a gray frame with cream colored plastic keys and platen knobs<br />Clarion (Double) Gothic typeface in elite (12CPI), 6 lines/inch; US keyboard with 43 keys/86 characters<br />Manufactured in U.S.A.</p></blockquote></section><div class=\"e-content entry-content\">Acquired in April 2025 from a bank in Idaho Falls. I spent way more on shipping than the pittance I spent on the machine itself. I had modest hopes that purchasing it as an ex-bank machine that it would have a non-standard typeface and my bet paid off. It was all bonus points that it came in the Sandstone colorway.</p><p>It doesn’t have a “1” key and the traditional use of the lower case “L” as a substitute fails. Here one has to use the uppercase “I” to make a 1 to match the rest of the numerals.</p><p><img data-attachment-id=\"55830743\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/18/1961-royal-fp-standard-typewriter-with-a-special-clarion-gothic-typeface/wp-17502736870174516977850951378428/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736870174516977850951378428.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1750248314","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"160","shutter_speed":"0.0083337000044001","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Hero shot 1961 Royal FP typewriter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736870174516977850951378428.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736870174516977850951378428.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-55830743\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736870174516977850951378428.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"Hero shot of a yellow 1961 Royal FP typewriter sitting on a libarary card catalog\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736870174516977850951378428.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736870174516977850951378428.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736870174516977850951378428.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736870174516977850951378428.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736870174516977850951378428.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736870174516977850951378428.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736870174516977850951378428.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /></p><p><img data-attachment-id=\"55830742\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/18/1961-royal-fp-standard-typewriter-with-a-special-clarion-gothic-typeface/wp-17502736873021195122913902076793/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736873021195122913902076793.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1750248364","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.0416","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Slugs of a Clarion Gothic 1961 Royal FP typewriter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736873021195122913902076793.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736873021195122913902076793.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"u-photo aligncenter size-large wp-image-55830742\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736873021195122913902076793.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"Close up of the type slugs of a 1961 Royal FP typewriter with Clarion Gothic typeface. The center of the san serif faced slugs reads "CG".\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736873021195122913902076793.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736873021195122913902076793.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736873021195122913902076793.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736873021195122913902076793.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736873021195122913902076793.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736873021195122913902076793.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736873021195122913902076793.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /></p><p><img data-attachment-id=\"55830739\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/18/1961-royal-fp-standard-typewriter-with-a-special-clarion-gothic-typeface/wp-17502732804175092056595803896991/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502732804175092056595803896991.jpg?fit=2000%2C1194&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1194\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Typesample of a Clarion Gothic 1961 Royal FP typewriter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502732804175092056595803896991.jpg?fit=300%2C179&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502732804175092056595803896991.jpg?fit=660%2C394&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"u-photo aligncenter size-large wp-image-55830739\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502732804175092056595803896991.jpg?resize=660%2C394&ssl=1\" alt=\"A library card catalog card with a san serif typesample of a 1961 Royal FP typewriter with a Clarion Gothic typeface.\" width=\"660\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502732804175092056595803896991.jpg?resize=1024%2C611&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502732804175092056595803896991.jpg?resize=300%2C179&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502732804175092056595803896991.jpg?resize=768%2C458&ssl=1 768w, 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data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1750248331","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"250","shutter_speed":"0.0083337000044001","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Oblique view of 1961 Royal FP typewriter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736872142326042295728162305.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736872142326042295728162305.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"u-photo aligncenter size-large wp-image-55830740\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736872142326042295728162305.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"Oblique view onto the right side of a yellow and gray bodied 1961 Royal FP typewriter on a wooden surface\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736872142326042295728162305.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736872142326042295728162305.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736872142326042295728162305.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736872142326042295728162305.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736872142326042295728162305.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736872142326042295728162305.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736872142326042295728162305.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /></p><p><img data-attachment-id=\"55830744\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/18/1961-royal-fp-standard-typewriter-with-a-special-clarion-gothic-typeface/wp-1750273687413752441375416703622/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-1750273687413752441375416703622.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1750248387","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.0083","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Property tag for Bank of Commerce\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-1750273687413752441375416703622.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-1750273687413752441375416703622.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-55830744\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-1750273687413752441375416703622.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"View of a silver property tag found underneath the hood of a 1961 Royal FP typewriter indicating it's property of the Bank of Commerce in Idaho Falls.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-1750273687413752441375416703622.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-1750273687413752441375416703622.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-1750273687413752441375416703622.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-1750273687413752441375416703622.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, 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data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1750248394","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.0166674000088","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Serial number for 1961 Royal FP typewriter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-1750273687492862077663386612709.jpg?fit=225%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-1750273687492862077663386612709.jpg?fit=660%2C880&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-55830745\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-1750273687492862077663386612709.jpg?resize=660%2C880&ssl=1\" alt=\"The serial number of this typewriter is on the left side under the hood and next to the ribbon cup.\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-1750273687492862077663386612709.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-1750273687492862077663386612709.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1 225w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-1750273687492862077663386612709.jpg?resize=563%2C750&ssl=1 563w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-1750273687492862077663386612709.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&ssl=1 1152w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-1750273687492862077663386612709.jpg?w=1500&ssl=1 1500w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-1750273687492862077663386612709.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /></p><p><img data-attachment-id=\"55830741\" data-permalink=\"https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/18/1961-royal-fp-standard-typewriter-with-a-special-clarion-gothic-typeface/wp-17502736871347659795741525603558/\" data-orig-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736871347659795741525603558.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"SM-S906U","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1750248323","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.4","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.0083337000044001","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"left side of 1961 Royal FP typewriter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736871347659795741525603558.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736871347659795741525603558.jpg?fit=660%2C495&ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-55830741\" src=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736871347659795741525603558.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1\" alt=\"Oblique angle from the left side of a yellow 1961 Royal FP typewriter sitting on a library card catalog. The large silver carriage return arm juts out at the viewer.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736871347659795741525603558.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736871347659795741525603558.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736871347659795741525603558.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736871347659795741525603558.jpg?resize=750%2C563&ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736871347659795741525603558.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736871347659795741525603558.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/boffosocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/wp-17502736871347659795741525603558.jpg?w=1320&ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" /></div>",
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"en": "<section class=\"response h-product h-cite\"><header><svg class=\"svg-icon svg-acquisition\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"Acquisition title=\"Acquisition\"><use xlink:href=\"https://boffosocko.com/wp-content/plugins/indieweb-post-kinds/kinds.svg#acquisition\"></use></svg><span class=\"kind-display-text\">Acquired</span> <a href=\"https://typewriterdatabase.com/see.25273.typewriter\" class=\"p-name u-url\">1961 Royal FP standard typewriter with a special Clarion Gothic typeface</a> <em>(<span class=\"p-brand\">Royal McBee Corporation</span>)</em></header><blockquote class=\"e-summary\"><p>Serial number: FPS-16-7133632<br />Sandstone (yellow) panels on a gray frame with cream colored plastic keys and platen knobs<br />Clarion (Double) Gothic typeface in elite (12CPI), 6 lines/inch; US keyboard with 43 keys/86 characters<br />Manufactured in U.S.A.</p></blockquote></section><div class=\"e-content entry-content\">Acquired in April 2025 from a bank in Idaho Falls. I spent way more on shipping than the pittance I spent on the machine itself. I had modest hopes that purchasing it as an ex-bank machine that it would have a non-standard typeface and my bet paid off. It was all bonus points that it came in the Sandstone colorway.</p><p>It doesn’t have a “1” key and the traditional use of the lower case “L” as a substitute fails. 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