1957 Royal Quiet De Luxe #AE3472972
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 11-03-2026 at 10:31AM
Last Edit: 11-03-2026 at 06:13PM
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Description:
The 6th and last generation of the QDL. The same tired mechanism with two extra keys and then stuffed into a cast body. Choral Rose is what I think this color is. This matches the HH option for 57 and Royal was always working towards matching the portables to the standards. E stands for RosE, possibly?
This one was very dirty and had bad gas. I put it in the sink while assembled and scrubbed the life out of it with dish soap. Then I power-washed the plastic bits with a hot spray to get the key gassing off.
The cover welds had failed. I used a generic Harbor Freight clear epoxy. And much to the chagrin of the JB Weld police, I didn't prep or apply it correctly.
The north-south alignment was a mess and took some time to get it just ok. The ribbon drive also drove me nuts.
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