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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> | + | [[Category:Typewriter]] |
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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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| + | 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> | ||
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{{TyperInfo|Olympia|Shanghai Weilv Mechanism Company|Manual Portable|2014-Present|Currently in production|rebrand|Copy of the Olympia Carina II}} | {{TyperInfo|Olympia|Shanghai Weilv Mechanism Company|Manual Portable|2014-Present|Currently in production|rebrand|Copy of the Olympia Carina II}} | ||
Revision as of 16:49, 29 March 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]
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]
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