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Machines Then and Now
According to Wikipedia…
“To promote the ruggedness of its typewriters, George Edward Smith, president of Royal bought a Ford-Stout tri-motor airplane in August 1927. This plane, commonly called the Royal Airtruck, dropped over 200 typewriters in crates with parachutes to dealers over the eastern seaboard of the USA on its maiden flight. Royal eventually delivered over 11,000 this way with only 10 being damaged.”
I once broke an HP printer by flying it to Istanbul in my luggage.
I’m just saying…
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I downloaded the owner’s manual from Machines of Loving Grace. Yay!
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My 1948 Royal Quiet DeLuxe. I bought this typewriter 12 years ago and it is one of my most valued possessions. It’s intricacy, machining and design are sublime.
Rich Carriero grew up with questions and comments for the world around him. He sought travel as a means to quiet this restlessness but simply got sucked in to ever stronger wanderlust. Today his ramblings feed a meandering writing career. His site, www.richcarriero.com, offers a taste of his latest offerings. In addition, his work on Associated content, http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/28425/richard_carriero.html, offers a catalogue of his latest travel writing.
