The World’s Rarest Royal Typewriter?
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- This is my 1927 Royal Model P.
It has been custom modified to type in script using type from a Corona 5TE.
Song is the Concerto for Two Cheops in G Minor by Vivaldi
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I have the same typewriter, with this green color. It looks really amazing.
Wonderful typeface…. Lucky you!!
I just bought my first typewriter yesterday. This is absolutely beautiful. Definitely will keep my eyes peeled for one of these if it becomes available.
It's a custom build, will be very unlikely to find another. I will be selling a different fully restored cursive typewriter next month though!
@@TypewriterChicago Ah! Even so, very elegant.
What a wonderful machine, and an equally impressive typeface!
Beautiful video and beautiful machine! Thanks for sharing it with us. Caught your interview on Austin Typewriter, Ink podcast - nice!
What a beautiful machine, and I love the script typeface.
What a beaut! It has its own exclamation key?!
I noticed that too! really surprised to see a 1/! key on a typewriter this old.
@XoaGray the keyboard and typeface are custom done
Absolutely beautiful. 😍
Lovely machine!
A retype well done Lucas, it must have been a beast to align. I'm curious about the motions of the type, are the circumferences of the Corona and Royal Platens the same ? What soldering lamp did you use ? can appreciate the amount of detailed work involved, once again a great job
Check the link in the description! The platen diameters are quite similar actually! I didn't own a solder jig at the time I did this, so I had to hold everything super steady with a pair of pliers as the solder cooled. Moving them a tiny dot at a time and rechecking.
@@TypewriterChicago Well done Lucas, most of my generation didn't use jigs, we did what you did, with a little additional action, we would put the type into the soldering lamp flame to warm it and then close it over so that it would fit snugly on the type bar, snugly and firmly in the approximate position required., then move it about for anvil clearance and alignment then a drop of bakers fluid , into the flame and dab with solder, we were always told the less older the stronger the joint...we always removed the type bar with a follow through fulcrum wire. Try to locate a Britnol soldering lamp in either version the round mug type or the smaller oblong with folding handles the sit on the bench, the britnol burns methylated spirit , very good controlable heat they leave both hands free. You can become very proficient using this method and preferred it to using the jig. Again well done...do you have a "V" bar ?
Wow, i have the hanx app that has this function but i didn’t know that it actually exists a typewriter like that. Cool
My Olympia SM4 has a cursive font. It’s a nice change of pace.
So handsom!
Wow! I’m in love with this idea so much so I might attempt it for fun! What machine did you get the cursive type bars from?
A corona 5te
Fabulous! Have you kept the original slugs that were on the Royal? If so, what typeface were they and will you re-use them?
They were standard pica, I'll use them as parts
Hello Typewriter Chicago, i'd like you make a question. I have one of this Royal Portable model P typewirter machine in black color, the serial number is P29599, do you know what year is made..?
1927 according to typewriter database.
How is this the rarest Royal Typewriter if it types in a font from a corona 5te? Explain this to me. Did you swap out the type from a corona 5TE typewriter?
I did swap the type, each slug was hand soldered. It is statistically the rarest because nobody bothered to do it before. If you want the full explanation, the definition of rare is "An event, situation, or condition not occurring very often." To my knowledge, script Royal Ps don't occur very often! Hope that helps.
I should add that while the materials themselves are not rare at all, the machine in it's completed form is--to my knowledge--the only one in existence. If that's not rare, I don't know what is. Otherwise, it was just a fun project.
@@TypewriterChicago Great idea. I might do the same with a couple of my own.
Who modified it ? You?
Yep!
It's more looked like a 1910's
Introduced in 1926, but designed a little earlier. They entered the market late.
@@TypewriterChicago Where are you from Mate?
@@Matthew-dd2gp Chicago would be my guess.
1:25 Sorry, No. That font is not happening for We. _Like who is reading your stuff typed like that??!! Sometimes you just have to walk away from your market and let'm burn..._ We Ourselves could probably write some seriously pervy stuff typing like that!! For realz though; Ours is a Royal Portable but is just so much better. Probably has accumulated a bit of Cat fur though...