The grime inside isn't doing any harm - it has taken 74 years to build up. I reckon that's part of its heritage and I'm posi...

Though the rock-hard platen is the perfect paper perforator - confetti of little 'o's fly off the type heads - the Royal KHM 's...

Well, I have dusted, polished and oiled this old Royal and in the process found out a few things: Why's it so heavy? That's a...

No, not THAT Royal Standard. Last night, I picked up a Royal from an old friend who needed space.  It has no bell that I can find and a ...

Is there a name for a blog post which shamelessly re-hashes other people's stuff? Anyway, when I saw this Royal advert posted (can someo...

So it goes. Another tab never to be set.

Apologies in advance for the lo-def... had to beat the midnight deadline!

Encouraged by The Reverend Ted Munk's investigation into the typewriters of Cronenberg's The Naked Lunch , I looked up the machine a...

Nancy made a bee-line for The Good Companion Unless I find a typewriter under the bed or in a cupboard, and until the next one comes alon...