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1947 Royal Quiet De Luxe Serial # A-1431212 1947 Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter, Serial # A-1431212 Stephen Clancy's 1947 Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter. 2025-07-01 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Stephen Clancy: 1947 Royal Quiet De Luxe Serial # A-1431212 Very nice QDL that came to me from Chris who was its second owner. This machine was originally purchased at Durham Office Supply in Durham, NC on December 18th 1947 by a Peggy Allison. I did a bit of research and found a Peggy Allison Privette who lived in the Durham area, and based on her date of birth, she was 15 years old when the typewriter was purchased. Without any cleaning it types very well. It came with the original purchase receipt (sold for $84.50 before taxes), owners guide, warranty card (90 days), and a Smith Corona "Tips To Typists:

1947 Royal Quiet De Luxe #A-1431212

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Stephen Clancy (navyldolcdr)
Created: 07-01-2025 at 01:46PM
Last Edit: 07-01-2025 at 02:02PM

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Very nice QDL that came to me from Chris who was its second owner. This machine was originally purchased at Durham Office Supply in Durham, NC on December 18th 1947 by a Peggy Allison. I did a bit of research and found a Peggy Allison Privette who lived in the Durham area, and based on her date of birth, she was 15 years old when the typewriter was purchased. Without any cleaning it types very well. It came with the original purchase receipt (sold for $84.50 before taxes), owners guide, warranty card (90 days), and a Smith Corona "Tips To Typists:

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Right Front and Side
Right Front and Side

Left Rear and Side
Left Rear and Side

Right Rear and Side
Right Rear and Side

Front and Top
Front and Top

Rear
Rear

Serial Number A-1431212
Serial Number A-1431212

Case
Case

Front Straight On
Front Straight On

Original Sales Receipt 12 18 1947
Original Sales Receipt 12 18 1947

Picture of Durham Office Supply
Picture of Durham Office Supply

Overview Street View Durham Office Supply With Crowds taken January 31 1953
Overview Street View Durham Office Supply With Crowds taken January 31 1953

Hunter: Stephen Clancy (navyldolcdr)

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Retired in June of 2015 and relocated from IL to NC (no more snow and cold but unfortunately, no more Portillo's Chicago dogs either). Missed my old manual typewriter and went on the hunt for a replacement. My first find was a 1920 Royal Model 10 (second design with the dual side glass) . Have always been very fond of typewriters, from the old portable that my mother used, to my first typing class in 1967, then on into the Navy where, as a Communications Yeoman, I worked on the AN/UGC-6 with the 28 ASR (automatic send receive) teletype machine as well as the IBM card punch machines in use at the time. I guess you can say that from 1967 onward, I have been typing on one machine or another, and now have started collecting as my little part in the preservation of the great machines of he past.


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