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Royal Portable Color Scheme Survey
I am cataloging the various Duotone portable color schemes (Royal claimed over 500 possible combinations)Thank you for your help!If you have multiple portables, please only fill this out once (Number...
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Magnus Typewriter, 1959
Magnus Typewriter, 1300 block, Second Ave, Seattle (Image from the Seattle Municipal Archives)Seen above is a City of Seattle employee interviewing a pedestrian, in front of Magnus Typewriter. Notice...
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1941 Royal Varsity
I bought this typewriter from Seattle Goodwill. It was Royal Typewriter's low priced model in 1941. And then I had the best pizza ever at Nordstrom's amazing cafe!
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Evolution of the Tower Tabulator
In 1949, Sears, Roebuck and Company introduced their new Tower line of portable typewriters. Originally, there was a choice of two models--one with a tabulator ($82.50) and one without ($64.75). Both...
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History of the Royal Quiet Deluxe Carrying Case, 1951-1958
On July 7, 1950, Jean O. Reinecke and Jon Hauser filed a patent for a typewriter case with Hawley Products Co as the assignee. The new carrying case was made of molded fiberglass, with a tweed...
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1963 Royal Citadel
This is a great machine, despite its size and being a Royalite...it has a nice satisfying feel.
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My first Facit ...Like Butter
I traded a 1922 Remington Portable for this portable in Bremerton. Mr. Lundy had spent a long time looking for a carriage return lever for this typewriter, and I realized that one from a Royalite would...
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1957 Royal Quiet Deluxe--in Pink!!
I now have a pink Royal! I got it from a fellow Lion for a great price! He originally got it for free in Orlando about 20 years ago. This is one of the best typewriters ever!
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Profit is worth an EXTRA EFFORT
This is an article that appeared in Office Appliances magazine in March, 1957.The typewriter on the upper left is an Olympia SM-3; the one on the right is a Remington portable
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Smith-Corona's Big Fall Push--1951
This is a collection of advertising and marketing tools produced by Smith-Corona in 1951. It includes scripts for radio ads, copies of advertising mats and magazine ads that appeared in 1951. It refers...
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1960 Collegiate Portable Typewriter
I bought this typewriter from a fellow collector--it is a Cole-Steel Collegiate, made in 1960. According to period advertising, this model was sold for $49.79 by S.S. Kresge, which later became Kmart....
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