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| − | =Common Issues= | + | [[File:1950_Royal_KMG.jpg|thumb|A gray 1950 Royal KMG typewriter on a wooden card catalog table next to a 10 inch card index tray with index cards in it]] |
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| + | ==History and Basic Info== | ||
| + | The Royal KMG, (Keyset Magic Gray) was manufactured from 1949-1952 as the successor to the [[Royal KMM]]. It is basically the same machine but with glass tombstone keys and a gray paint job. KMMs came in gray, but not as often as KMGs. The "Tombstone Keys" on these machines match those of the Henry Dreyfuss designed [[Royal Quiet De Luxe]]. | ||
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| + | ==Common Issues== | ||
Just like the [[Royal KMM]], KMGs are very solid machines. These will most likely need something like a drawband replacement and some deep cleaning. | Just like the [[Royal KMM]], KMGs are very solid machines. These will most likely need something like a drawband replacement and some deep cleaning. | ||
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[https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/RoyalKMGdiagram.jpg Royal KMG Parts Diagram] | [https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/RoyalKMGdiagram.jpg Royal KMG Parts Diagram] | ||
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| + | == Historical Users == | ||
| + | The Royal KMG was known to have been used by writers including Saul Bellow, Edward Abbey, Joan Didion, Eliz Kazan, Arthur Miller, Fred Rogers, Rod Sterling, Carl Reiner, Grace Metalious, Wallace Stenger, John Ashbery, and George Sheehan. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [https://typewriterdatabase.com/Royal.KMG.72.bmys Royal KMM galleries at the Typewriter Database] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:27, 16 December 2024
History and Basic Info
The Royal KMG, (Keyset Magic Gray) was manufactured from 1949-1952 as the successor to the Royal KMM. It is basically the same machine but with glass tombstone keys and a gray paint job. KMMs came in gray, but not as often as KMGs. The "Tombstone Keys" on these machines match those of the Henry Dreyfuss designed Royal Quiet De Luxe.
Common Issues
Just like the Royal KMM, KMGs are very solid machines. These will most likely need something like a drawband replacement and some deep cleaning.
Manual
Historical Users
The Royal KMG was known to have been used by writers including Saul Bellow, Edward Abbey, Joan Didion, Eliz Kazan, Arthur Miller, Fred Rogers, Rod Sterling, Carl Reiner, Grace Metalious, Wallace Stenger, John Ashbery, and George Sheehan.
