1967 Royal Ultronic #UE 7117568
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Rosenzweig (MarkR)
Created: 01-31-2017 at 08:07AM
Last Edit: 07-31-2024 at 12:24PM
Description:
This compact electric was marketed for personal use and has an electric carriage return unlike its contemporary rival from Smith-Corona. The model apparently flopped as it only was on sale from 1966-1968, This particular machine was reconditioned by Royal, as indicated by RC stamped above the serial number and a riveted plate on the underside that says Factory Reconditioned By Royal Consumer Products, Division of Litton Industries, Springfield, Missouri. Casing is cast metal but carriage has plastic panels the top of which have discolored presumably from sunlight. Doesn't state country of manufacture, which implies it was made in U.S.A.
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Hunter: Mark Rosenzweig (MarkR)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 316
I have collected typewriters since the early 1970s. My first collectible machine was a Mignon, but I also had everyday typers then, first a Voss ST-24 and an Olivetti Praxis 48, and then a Hermes 3000 and a Hermes 10. Over the last decade or so, I've turned my focus from early machines (Lambert, Blickensderfer, Hammond, Smith-Premier, etc.) to portables.
Besides typewriters, I also am avid about Studebakers, and have had a 1964 Studebaker GT Hawk since 1979.
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