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| What could this be? |
Open the three latches...
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| Lift up the top |
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| It's a 1964-1965 Royal Sahara, in Pewter Gray! |
This typewriter was only made for two years. (I think that this is because of the ridiculously round case, and the fact that it is essentially a Royal Safari, which sold for $20 less when it was new) Most of these typewriters are found in Royal's wedge-shaped case--the round case has a flimsy-seeming handle, and was not originally designed to be a typewriter case; it has a cushion that was placed in it by the factory to hold the machine in place.
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| This was the standard Sahara ad that appeared in countless newspapers. The case weighs roughly the same as Royal's more standard case. |
What difference is there between the Royal Sahara and the Royal Safari? There has to be something different.
ReplyDeleteThe difference is the case--the Sahara came in a hat-box shaped case and had a page-end indicator. Other than that, It's just a Safari with a different badge and name.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post. Loving the newspaper ad. Do you know what kind of ribbon this takes? I just picked one up at an antique shop.
ReplyDeleteOh, and oddly enough, my Sahara is in a square case. Fits like a glove. Is there a way I can send you a picture?
ReplyDeleteIt takes a standard twin-spool ribbon (Amazon and OfficeMax sell them) Yes--just send pictures to typewriterresearch (at) gmail.com
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