Royal Quiet Deluxe Typewriter Serial Number

The Virtual Typewriter Museum: Royal 10 Typewriter the book: Royal 10 First year of production: 1914 Company: Royal Typewriter Company, New York, USA Serial nr: Q-X-696,203 The Royal 10 is another giant in the typewriter market. Like the Underwood 5 it is one of the machines that essentially marked the end of the history of typewriter development. Machines like the Royal 10 continued to be built for many decades, with most changes limited to cosmetic alterations. The Royal 10 was introduced in 1914. Fujinon Erd T22 Manual Lymphatic Drainage. It had two bevelled glass panels on either side of the machine. A later version only had one glass panel on either side. It is not clear at what point exactly that change was made.

However, the machine presented here, with two glass panels, has a serial number that fits a production date in 1923. This is exceptional, because most of these machines with double glass panels have serial numbers from the first production year.

The Royal 10 was marketed as being the sturdiest and strongest typewriter around. To underline the point, the Royal company even organized stunts, where it threw typewriters (in crates) from airplanes, to show that they would even survive a fall.

Note the closed bottom on this machine (pict. 6) that has a thick layer of felt on the inside, to reduce the noise of the typewriter. Courtesy of: Thomas collection.

Do you mean the serial number? On Royals, you may need to move the carriage all the way to the left or right and look at the area revealed. You might need a flashlight. Once you have that you can look up the serial number at the link below. 25,279 Views. Message 2 of 4.