1940 Royal KMM #KMM-2614562
Status: Sightings
Hunter: BenJoe Markland (BenJoeM)
Created: 11-12-2026 at 10:56PM
Last Edit: 11-12-2026 at 10:58PM
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Description:
1940 Royal KMM desktop, black crinkle, elite typeface, Magic Margin. Serial KMM-2614562 falls between the 1940 start (2494000) and the 1941 start (2681000) in the Royal serial list here, and it has the rectangular shift, tab and backspace keys that came in around 2550000.
I found it in 2025 on the floor of an antique store in Brigham City, Utah, not working, and paid $25 for it.
Work done on the bench:
- All joints cleaned with solvent, then gun oil
- New 3D printed rubber washers and feet, which fixed the line lock
- Shift springs tightened and adjusted
- Drawband tightened and oiled
- Tabulator and Magic Margins oiled and tested
- New ribbon on the original spools
- Crinkle paint polished
- Full typing test typed on a tag and sent with the machine
Sold in December 2025 and shipped to its new owner in Massachusetts. Restored by Slow Letter Co., Syracuse, Utah.
Full restoration story: https://slowletterco.com/journal/royal-kmm-restoration-antique-store-find/
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RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Royal KMM on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Royal Serial Number page and the Royal KMM By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
