Story time here on the feed ✨ ~ I initially got into typewriters because of my grandpa. He used his typewriter (not pictured) nearly every day until he passed in February of this year, and then he left it to me. I haven’t been able to bring myself to use it or learn more about it yet (grief is a s.o.b. y’all), so in the meantime it’ll stay in our dining room with his ashes. ~ After bringing the Royal one home I didn’t expect to spend a week photographing, recording, cleaning, and reading manuals about it online but I’m glad I did. The ribbon isn’t even in it yet and it’s already been such an inspiration to just own one of my own that dings! (& isn’t digital like the qwerkywriter in the back). Not to mention the fact that it was bought in 1965 in Raton, NM (where we travel through a lot), and it still has the Certificate of Guarantee, the card it came with, AND the key to the case. Needless to say, I can’t stop staring at it, and I may have to start my own typewriter collection (now that I have 3) so I can carry on my grandpa’s hobby. 👏🏻🔥 #keepingupwithaskillings #typewriter #royalsafari #typewriterpoetry #typewriterkeyboard #typewritercollection #blue #royalblue #vintage #tezzaapp #writersofinstagram #writer #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #basketballmike #typewriteraesthetic #aesthetic #ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ #safaritypewriter #englishmajor #collector #qwerkywriters #potd #instagood #shotoniphone #iphonography #iphone12promax #curtains #ikea #diyshoot (at Colorado Springs, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTxp9g2gxNb/?utm_medium=tumblr
