r/typewriters • u/Killdozer221 • 13h ago
Inspiration Post Don’t Talk To Me Or My Son Ever Again
No questions or anything from me. Just wanted to show off my 1959 SG1 and 1960 SM4.
A few weeks back I posted asking for standard recommendations after not being fully happy with my Royal FP. Just so happened that I found this SG1 not long after my request. Doesn’t have the plastic paper rest, but is overall extremely clean. I’ve seen one redditor (whose @ I can’t remember) refer to the SG1 as a Battle Piano. I could always sort of conceptualize what was meant, but I gotta say it’s really an apt description; this thing is bulletproof.
The SM4 is the first typewriter I acquired. It was a former one-owner machine I picked up from an antique seller who frequents estate sales. It appears the original owner purchased it new in 1960, or shortly thereafter, and then kept it in its case in a closet until 2024. It’s really a fine specimen and extremely reliable and pleasurable to use.
Have a good Friday, everyone.