Sunday 3 January 2021

Typewriter paper support for a Royal Standard Portable Model O

 The Royal Standard Model O is a nice typewriter. To make it easy to read what you've typed, a paper support is worth making.  This is not a big deal, and can be done in about half an hour using a wooden clothespeg and a popsicle stick:


Separate one side of the clothespeg, so you have one side and the spring remaining:

Ease the popsicle stick under the side of the spring:

Rotate the stick until it is clipped in place:



Slide the stick up until the bottom of the stick is in line with the bottom of the clothespeg half:

Clip this to the middle of the paper table, and your typewriter has a paper support!

Here it is in position:


The soft wood will not mar the paintwork or the Royal decal on the paper table.  When not in use, the support can be kept in the typewriter case:









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3 comments:

  1. Bravo! I love elegantly simple solutions, thank you.

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  2. Nice hack (:
    I'd be tempted to stick a little felt on the grip sides to ensure no paint chipping, but otherwise, deliciously simple!

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    1. Glad you like it Ted! I've made other supports for other machines, and I'll be posting those too.

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