1959 Royal FPE office typewriter at work

[@loveisall5520]

I just received this machine after winning it on eBay. It is in as delightful a condition as the other machines I have bought from you. One thing I like about your work with these typewriters is that you don’t over restore them. I like the patina on this machine because, as a former office worker in my youth, I think about the others before me who used this machine and enjoyed it. thank you so much, I truly appreciate it.

[@NisKildegaard]

The bicycle builder and author Grant Petersen has compounded a wonderful term, "beausage," which celebrates the beauty of an object that shows a history of honest work under human hands. I love the wear points on a classic typewriter that's still working right after years, and thousands of pages, of service.

[@MagnusK17]

I've had the worst luck with these machines from some reason. I had a regular fpp, and a extended carriage fpe. they both had alignment issues, and horrific drawbands. I had to scrap them, but I use the springs and screws all the time. not a total waste! maybe I'll get lucky next time..