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1957 Royal Quiet De Luxe Serial # AT3631774 1957 Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter, Serial # AT3631774 John Dodd's 1957 Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter. 2026-02-01 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of John Dodd: 1957 Royal Quiet De Luxe Serial # AT3631774 This is my 1957, Royal Quiet De Luxe, in Turquoise.
I purchased this from Ebay and when I received it, it had many minor issues that I set about repairing. I believe that previous owners had attempted some sort of repairs on it, as evidenced by some spare pieces found within the machine. I also believe it sat around in an antique shop for some time, and had various people play with it, which may have caused some of the issues also.
I needed it to be functional so I could use it to write, and after several weeks I was able to get all of its features functioning again. I put a lot of blood sweat and tears into this machine, but I am not the best repairman and there were some parts missing that I had to substitute with what I had on hand. Here is a list of the issues I addressed and how I fixed them:

1. The typewriter carriage would get stuck near the margin and not advance.
2. The carriage string broke when I attempted to alleviate issue #1 via tightening the tension, so I had to replace it.
3. The ribbon would not advance, because the gearing was not aligned on the right side. It turns out this was because a screw that kept it in position had fallen out somehow. It landed in the case or was otherwise placed there however, and I was able to put it back into place and fix the ribbon advance.
4. A foot had fallen off (easy fix I just screwed it back on).
5. The ribbon vibrator spring that keeps the two "claws" that grip the ribbon in tension fell out (I think during repair). I opted to not reposition it and instead went for a suggested alternative repair that involved angling the metal pieces on the vibrator to keep the claws in place during vibrator action.
6. The backspace mechanism had a missing bolt and nut that kept the arm aligned properly during operation. I did not have a replacement so I had to use a metal cable tie to hold these in position under tension.
7. Some screws were missing which hold the cosmetic panels to the typewriter. I was able to replace one of these with a same-sized screw that is phillips head instead of flathead. This can be see in the rear photo of the typewriter.
8. The carriage lock needed to be adjusted and tightened. During tightening the screw head split in half. The screw still works at holding the tension however, so I made no attempt to drill and replace it.
9. During repair a random spring fell from the machine. I have no idea as to where the spring might go, since as far as I can tell the machine has all its functions now. It is worth noting that there was an extra loose ball bearing found in the machine also, so it is possible this spring was dropped in during a previous repair attempt and never retrieved. The spring looks original however.
10. In order to get smooth operation on the carriage, I ended up removing it. This proved quite the rookie mistake, but after much difficulty I was eventually able to get the carriage back on the machine using all 4 star ball bearings. However the screws that prevent the ball bearings from running off their track were quite worn and no longer preventing them from running out of their track. Additionally I was not able to position the ball bearings in their "factory preferred" positions. So to fix the issue with the worn screws and the slight decrease in carriage range, I soldered metal stops along the end of the rails to play substitute for the worn down screw stops.
11. There were various scratches on some portions of the paint. I used nailpolish to cover the worst of these. The color matching is close but ended up being slightly darker than the paint on the machine. I may fix this in the future, but I'm not certain.

1957 Royal Quiet De Luxe #AT3631774

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Hunter: John Dodd (TreeBaron)
Created: 02-01-2026 at 06:41PM
Last Edit: 02-01-2026 at 06:43PM

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This is my 1957, Royal Quiet De Luxe, in Turquoise.
I purchased this from Ebay and when I received it, it had many minor issues that I set about repairing. I believe that previous owners had attempted some sort of repairs on it, as evidenced by some spare pieces found within the machine. I also believe it sat around in an antique shop for some time, and had various people play with it, which may have caused some of the issues also.
I needed it to be functional so I could use it to write, and after several weeks I was able to get all of its features functioning again. I put a lot of blood sweat and tears into this machine, but I am not the best repairman and there were some parts missing that I had to substitute with what I had on hand. Here is a list of the issues I addressed and how I fixed them:

1. The typewriter carriage would get stuck near the margin and not advance.
2. The carriage string broke when I attempted to alleviate issue #1 via tightening the tension, so I had to replace it.
3. The ribbon would not advance, because the gearing was not aligned on the right side. It turns out this was because a screw that kept it in position had fallen out somehow. It landed in the case or was otherwise placed there however, and I was able to put it back into place and fix the ribbon advance.
4. A foot had fallen off (easy fix I just screwed it back on).
5. The ribbon vibrator spring that keeps the two "claws" that grip the ribbon in tension fell out (I think during repair). I opted to not reposition it and instead went for a suggested alternative repair that involved angling the metal pieces on the vibrator to keep the claws in place during vibrator action.
6. The backspace mechanism had a missing bolt and nut that kept the arm aligned properly during operation. I did not have a replacement so I had to use a metal cable tie to hold these in position under tension.
7. Some screws were missing which hold the cosmetic panels to the typewriter. I was able to replace one of these with a same-sized screw that is phillips head instead of flathead. This can be see in the rear photo of the typewriter.
8. The carriage lock needed to be adjusted and tightened. During tightening the screw head split in half. The screw still works at holding the tension however, so I made no attempt to drill and replace it.
9. During repair a random spring fell from the machine. I have no idea as to where the spring might go, since as far as I can tell the machine has all its functions now. It is worth noting that there was an extra loose ball bearing found in the machine also, so it is possible this spring was dropped in during a previous repair attempt and never retrieved. The spring looks original however.
10. In order to get smooth operation on the carriage, I ended up removing it. This proved quite the rookie mistake, but after much difficulty I was eventually able to get the carriage back on the machine using all 4 star ball bearings. However the screws that prevent the ball bearings from running off their track were quite worn and no longer preventing them from running out of their track. Additionally I was not able to position the ball bearings in their "factory preferred" positions. So to fix the issue with the worn screws and the slight decrease in carriage range, I soldered metal stops along the end of the rails to play substitute for the worn down screw stops.
11. There were various scratches on some portions of the paint. I used nailpolish to cover the worst of these. The color matching is close but ended up being slightly darker than the paint on the machine. I may fix this in the future, but I'm not certain.

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