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1971 Royal 470 Serial # 470 16-9693471 1971 Royal 470 typewriter, Serial # 470 16-9693471 James Grooms's 1971 Royal 470 typewriter. 2025-03-08 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of James Grooms: 1971 Royal 470 Serial # 470 16-9693471 The last Royal standard and the direct descendant of the model 10. One generation builds it up and what follows is a steady decline. Families, businesses and empires, they all fade away.

This one owner time capsule was parked under the cover and in a closet for nearly forty years. A quick service and a little shine box here and there and she types and looks like new.

1971 Royal 470 #470 16-9693471

Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 02-03-2025 at 06:25AM
Last Edit: 03-08-2025 at 08:23PM

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The last Royal standard and the direct descendant of the model 10. One generation builds it up and what follows is a steady decline. Families, businesses and empires, they all fade away.

This one owner time capsule was parked under the cover and in a closet for nearly forty years. A quick service and a little shine box here and there and she types and looks like new.

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An unusual ad from 1982 in that they even bothered to do one for a 470. It shows the 6x value of a used standard machine vs an early Selectric.
An unusual ad from 1982 in that they even bothered to do one for a 470. It shows the 6x value of a used standard machine vs an early Selectric.



Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)

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As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandparents had a No 5. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! A casual interest in typewriters started with a garage sale 3 bank simply because it said Underwood on it. Typewriters were found here and there , but I wasn't actively looking for them. The long dormant collecting tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved.

Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose. My goal is type tested machines. My interests are not isolated to anyone area. For example, I am a big fan of Smith Corona electrics, mid century electrics and all things Royal.


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