She really shouldn't be encouraging me, but she knows how much I love these machines and I'm lucky to welcome the new Selectric into the family.
Apart from the cool golf ball type head, the main feature on this machine is a correction ribbon so you can go back and erase your mistakes.
I just love this monster, with its imposing size and sleek design. It's built like a Humvee! Apparently they made them in Wangaratta.
Because it's electric, I wasn't sure how I was going to dig it to write with, but I've discovered that the magic of the typewriter lies not so much with the mechanical action but from the immediate transfer of kinetic energy as you type.
My Royal has been fixed up now. It's a 1936 Royal Standard KHM. I think it's come up a treat, even though it was never going to be a shining example of its kind. It looks fantastic and works really well too.
Sadly I'm now completely out of room to store all these machines, so I'm going to have to stop collecting now. . . at least until something REALLY special comes along!
1980 IBM Selectric III
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The famous golf ball
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1936 Royal Standard KHM
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