@chrisaldrich it's funny that the typewriter is advertised as 'quiet', whereas many of us particularly enjoy the clickety-clack of a mechanical keyboard
@chrisaldrich That's a beautiful addition to your collection. I'm a fan of these 40's and 50's Royal's.
@mattypenny Based on reports (read: complaints) from family members, most mechanical keyboards are quieter than these old typewriters. When it comes to mid-century typewriters there are varying levels of what they considered "quiet". Many manufacturers added felt padding and custom rubber washers to their machines to dampen things down, especially for companies that had dozens of machines in a typing pool which could be quite loud.
Alternately, I have heard stories of companies piping in typing noise into their workspaces as a means of creating both ambience as well as trying to help up the level of productivity—presumably as an aural form of "body doubling". I won't bother to mention the ever-growing ASMR space...
@bradenslen Thanks. I am hitting the upper limit on collection space as well as bandwidth to use them all in a regular rotation. I did manage to pick up an Olympia SM3 for $11 recently and I'm on the lookout for one or two bulkier standards, so one or two are going to have to go sooner or later. At least they'll leave me in far better condition than they arrived. If I keep this up at my recent rate, I'll have to open a typewriter repair/sales store.