Royal

History

Beginnings

Royal was founded in New York by 2 dudes in a hot tub, but they were 6 feet apart so they weren't gay.

Portables

Royal launched their first portable typewriters in 1925, to compete with Underwood's 4-bank Portable, Remington's Portable no.2, and Corona's Portable 3. The Royal company

60's & Merger with McBee

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Today

As of 2004, Royal, now Royal Consumer Information Products, became again a private U.S.- based company, now manufacturing printers and other business equipment. Their website is https://www.royal.com/. Typewriters under the Royal name still exist, although these are badly-manufactured Olympia Carina II clones built in China, the Royal Epoch.

Standards

Name	Date Range	Description & Rarity	Placeholder
Royal 1-4	1906-1909	Known as Royal "Flatbeds", these are the first iterations of Royal machines. They are somewhat rare, but not extremely rare. Carriage widths vary by model. The 2-4 are rather hard to find.	-
Royal 5-9	1910-1912	These are the second generation of Royal flatbeds. Essentially the same as the 1-4, but with fancier decals and tabulators that came equipped standard. Same as the 1-4, the 5 isn't hard to find but the 6-9 are.	-
Royal 10	1913-1934	The Royal 10 was the major redesign of the Royal flatbed typewriter. These machines were made throughout the 1910's-1930's, and went through several design changes.	-
Royal H & KH	1934	Made for one year only, the Royal H and KH typewriters were essentially late model Royal 10's with redesigned shells. As they were made for one year only, they are harder to find.	-
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Portables

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Model P	1925-1933	The Royal P was Royal's answer to the	Example
Model O	1932-1938	Example	Example
Depression Portables	1935-1938	Royal made a series of depression portables, cheap machines with fewer functionalities and sold at lower prices. Of note are the Junior and Signet I.	Example
Royal Quiet, Speed King, O derivatives	Example	Example	Example
Royal Quiet de Luxe	Example	Example	Example
Royal Quiet de Luxe [Dreyfuss]	Example	Example	Example
Royal Quiet de Luxe [1950s]	Example	Example	Example
Royal Royalite	Example	Example	Example
Royal Futura	1963 - 196X	Example	Example
Royal Safari	Example	Example	Example
Royal Diana	Example	Example	Example
Royal Silver-Seiko Ultraportables	Example	Example	Example
Royal Fleetwood	Example	Example	Example
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Royal Modern Portables	201X-present	This machine isn't recommended.	Example