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| + | The [[We R Memory Keepers]], often referred to as simply the Memory Keepers, is a modern typewriter manufactured by the Shanghai Weilv Mechanism Company of China. It is the last modern manual typewriter to be in serial production and is sold under a variety of names, including '''"Rover"''', '''"Maplefield"''', '''"Royal Classic"''' and '''Royal Epoch'''. <ref>https://chinatypewriter.en.alibaba.com/</ref> The type's generally poor build quality and lack of quality control have made it something of a joke or meme in the typewriter community, and purchasing it, especially at MSRP, is usually not recommended.<ref> http://themechanicaltype.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-charming-yet-awful-typecast.html </ref> | ||
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| + | ==Design== | ||
| + | The We R Memory Keepers is a large, plastic-shelled, segment-shifted portable typewriter. Much of the machine is plastic, including the outer shell, shift-bearing tracks, ribbon drive, and on certain models, even the segment. The large plastic shell is held on by pressure and 4 screws. The segment, typebars, and linkages are usually made of light metal, but some have more durable plastic parts in those areas. | ||
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| + | As a result of the generally poor build quality, many of these machines suffer from alignment issues. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | The design that would become the We R Memory Keepers originated as the Olympia Carina II and Nakajima ALL Model 800 in the 1970s. <ref>https://oztypewriter.blogspot.com/2012/07/nakajima-model-800-typewriter-most.html</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:16, 31 December 2023
The We R Memory Keepers, often referred to as simply the Memory Keepers, is a modern typewriter manufactured by the Shanghai Weilv Mechanism Company of China. It is the last modern manual typewriter to be in serial production and is sold under a variety of names, including "Rover", "Maplefield", "Royal Classic" and Royal Epoch. [1] The type's generally poor build quality and lack of quality control have made it something of a joke or meme in the typewriter community, and purchasing it, especially at MSRP, is usually not recommended.[2]
Design
The We R Memory Keepers is a large, plastic-shelled, segment-shifted portable typewriter. Much of the machine is plastic, including the outer shell, shift-bearing tracks, ribbon drive, and on certain models, even the segment. The large plastic shell is held on by pressure and 4 screws. The segment, typebars, and linkages are usually made of light metal, but some have more durable plastic parts in those areas.
As a result of the generally poor build quality, many of these machines suffer from alignment issues.
History
The design that would become the We R Memory Keepers originated as the Olympia Carina II and Nakajima ALL Model 800 in the 1970s. [3]
