I am not a typewriter collector. I do not need any more typewriters. I do not have a problem. But honestly, look at the color. Can you blame me? Someone was selling this just ten minutes from our house. It’s not my fault. I was weak and backslidin’.
When I looked up the serial number, I found she’s a 1959—Royal Futura 800.
Cosmetically, she’s the prettiest typewriter I’ve ever found in the wild (e.g., yard sales, Facebook marketplace, eBay). Functionally, she needed a little cleaning and light maintenance. But that’s a small price to pay for beauty.