Summary
Typewriter of the typebar frontstrike class, manufactured by the Royal Typewriter Company of New York, U.S.A.
Physical Description
Black-finished metal frame. Plated metal fittings. Cylindrical platen 260 mm wide. 42 typebars in curved horizontal typebasket. Typebasket partly covered by two metal plates shaped to provide clearance for typebars striking front of platen. Ink ribbon carried between two spools on vertical axes. Four-row QWERTY keyboard with 42 character keys. 'MARGIN RELEASE' and 'SHIFT KEY' keys to left of keyboard, 'TABULAR KEY', 'SHIFT LOCK' and 'SHIFT' keys to right. Wooden spacebar along front of keyboard. All keys circular within metal rings. Keys have black lettering on white background. Four non-character keys are larger than character keys. Carriage release lever of bent metal to right of keyboard.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from D. Kearsley, Mar 1970
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Manufacturer
Royal Typewriter Company, New York, New York, United States of America, 1906
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Inscriptions
On paper guide: 'ROYAL / STANDARD' On metal cover behind keyboard: 'ROYAL' On front of frame beneath keyboard: '1 'ROYAL TYPEWRITER COMPANY / NEW YORK, U.S.A. 1' On each side of frame: 'ROYAL' On lower back of frame: 'This Machine is / protected by American and Foreign Patents'
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Overall Dimensions
380 mm (Width), 370 mm (Depth), 180 mm (Height)
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