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Royal Exclusive 79106B Classic Manual Typewriter (Blue)

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  • Royal Classic portable manual typewriter includes manual
  • Sturdy retro metal housing for durability
  • Pre-installed black/red ribbon, and paper support bar
  • Full size keyboard, 44 keys, 88 symbols and Pica 87 font
  • Spacebar repeat key, variable line spacing and ribbon selector
  • Impression control, tabulator key, margin stops, space repeater, and 11” maximum typing width
  • 1-year Limited Manufacturer's , imported
  • EXCLUSIVE colorway

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In 1904, in a small machine shop, two men produced their first Royal typewriter. Their guiding principles of innovation and quality are the foundation of their company and products. And now today, Royal resurrects the Classic! It's ideal for those who prefer a nostalgic décor, a retro look or an escape from digital technology.

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Caring for Your Typewriter

Dusting

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Storage

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Lubricant

These typewriters do NOT need lubrication. Over oiling your typewriter can actually reduce the life of the product.

Bent or Broken Parts

Many small parts that work together in this machine. If your typewriter is not functioning properly, take off the metal housing and check for any bent parts that may be inhibiting your typewriter.

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The Perfect Gift for Aspiring Writers

This classic typewriter makes the perfect gift! It comes out of the box with everything you need to get started. Just add paper and you are all set!

Product Description

In 1904, in a small machine shop, two men produce their first Royal typewriter. Their guiding principles of innovation and quality are the foundation of their company and products. And now today, Royal resurrects the Classic! The Royal Classic Portable Manual Typewriter features all metal construction, a wide 11 in. carriage, 88 characters, and a black and red nylon ribbon. It's ideal for those who prefer a nostalgic décor, a retro look or an escape from digital technology. A true “wireless device” the Portable Classic Manual is perfect for on-the-go authors! Comes with a pre-installed ribbon, storage case and owner’s manual. The Royal Classic Manual Typewriter offers an alternative to writing documents on computers and has a tactile quality that today’s digital processors lack. Working with a typewriter can feel foreign, as some typists are adept at typing on a manual typewriter, others are not, giving the strength is takes to type is much more than a computer keyboard. You may find this experience benefits your writing using this Classic vintage machine! Royal Classic Manual Typewriter is tested to work perfectly at production, there is a sheet of paper left on the platen roll with every letter and character typed on it. It is very important to note that the Royal Classic Manual typewriter is a machine made of hundreds of moving parts and it takes just one to bend or detach from an inadvertent impact that will affect the quality of type. Dust your typewriter regularly. Dust tends to slip under the typewriter keys. Make a regular habit of dusting your typewriter at least once a month. Make an effort to get between the cracks in the keys and sweep out any dust that may have accumulated and secure in its storage case.

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3.6 out of 5 stars
3.6 out of 5
1,249 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the appearance of the typewriter, saying it's quite beautiful and looks like an old manual one. They say the body design is probably the best of all the new machines, and the color is pretty green. Customers have expressed negative opinions about the ribbon, saying that it was either old or dried out. They also dislike the keys, saying they have to push the keys so hard in order for it to hit the paper. They dislike the performance, saying the paper feeder stopped working and the roller of the machine did not work. Customers also dislike value, and dryness. Customers are mixed opinions on ease of use.

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42 customers mention37 positive5 negative

Customers like the appearance of the office product. They say it's quite beautiful, takes them back to the good old days, and the body design is probably the best of all the new machines. The colors are vibrant, and it brings back some great memories. Overall, customers are happy with the appearance and quality of the product.

"...I purchased it in red and so beautiful to look at as well...." Read more

"...Aesthetically it is really pretty. It looks amazing on my book shelf in my office. You do have to really push those keys to get an impression...." Read more

"Pretty green typewriter, types like an old manual one, just the ink rolls that came with it are completely dry. So no luck being able to type!..." Read more

"...As you well know, the body design is probably the best of all the new machines and a clear inspiration for the Royal Classic’s look...." Read more

25 customers mention10 positive15 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the office product. Some mention that it remains the simplest, smoothest and most ubiquitous machine on the market, while others say that there is no ease of usage, it's difficult to resolve, and that the instructions are rudimentary.

"Instructions included are very limited. My husband worked a LONG time but could not get this to work...." Read more

"...But for making quick note, it’s really fun...." Read more

"...Sadly, the mechanics remain a mess, so when I say this typewriter is an improvement, all that really means is we’ve progressed from an Edsel to a..." Read more

"...Still a great novelty item and fun to use" Read more

51 customers mention8 positive43 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the performance of the office product. For example, they mention that the paper feeder stopped working, the bridge that holds the ribbon fell out, and the roller of the machine did not work. Some customers also mention that some of the required features for margins and so on do not work, and that the spacer for lines does not work properly.

"...My husband worked a LONG time but could not get this to work...." Read more

"...It was inoperable. The carriage return lever was dangling...." Read more

"...This second one did, though some problems were immediate. A few emerged with regular daily use over the next two to three weeks...." Read more

"This thing was amazing for about two weeks. Then the paper feeder stopped working, then then bridge that holds the ribbon fell out of place and was..." Read more

33 customers mention5 positive28 negative

Customers are not satisfied with the value of the product. They mention that it is not worth the money, it's cheap, and a total waste of money. Some say that the keyboard regularly gets stuck and the band gets warped.

"...Typewriters are easy in general. But it’s not a terribly good value for the money, not with the problems it has and that seem part and parcel of it...." Read more

"...Not worth the price" Read more

"Over priced. But my wife likes. As a former typewriter repairman, parts of it seams cheap and flimsy...." Read more

"...The ribbon would not stay in place. Total Waste of money." Read more

17 customers mention0 positive17 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the dryness of the office product. They mention that the ribbon is dry and the letters are not working due to the dry ink. The extra rolls they bought are also dry.

"...So no luck being able to type! Even the extra rolls I bought are dry so not sure if this is better than the HP laptop that crashes every time you do..." Read more

"...It was great yesterday. I went to type today and ribbon is all dried out and will not type. Kind of stinks." Read more

"...The ribbons are dry. I have to press the keys too hard to get the letter on the page and even then the letter isn't fully visible...." Read more

"...Not a little either. The entire ribbon was used and dry as a bone.I changed it to the new one that came in the box...." Read more

16 customers mention4 positive12 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the keys of the typewriter. They mention that they have to push the keys so hard in order for them to hit the paper, making it impossible for an elderly person to use. The period key is too shallow, making the hit with a shadow of a black box around it. Some customers also mention that the keys did not work properly and that they fell out of place. Some complain that the entire typewriter is not that heavy and that there is no storage.

"...then bridge that holds the ribbon fell out of place and was too far away for the keys to hit the paper… super disappointing...." Read more

"...It’s heavy, and it’s authentic. You HAVE TO be gentle because that is what makes this a classic...." Read more

"...The only plastic bits are the keytops and the various knobs. It’s heavy. It’s sturdy. Most of all, it’s bloody gorgeous...." Read more

"...The ribbons are dry. I have to press the keys too hard to get the letter on the page and even then the letter isn't fully visible...." Read more

11 customers mention0 positive11 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the ribbon of the office product. They mention that the whole ribbon was already used when they received the product, and it's either old or dried out. Some customers also report that the carrying case is handy, but the ribbon covers are missing.

"...I have not given up, it came with dried up ribbon so I was unable to type with it. I changed ribbon with close to zero directions and typed with it...." Read more

"...Ugh...First of all the ribbon on the machine was USED!..." Read more

"...The ribbon came all used up. I unwind it completely- all the way and could see key strokes continuously. So disappointed...." Read more

"...Not a little either. The entire ribbon was used and dry as a bone.I changed it to the new one that came in the box...." Read more

COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW FROM A COLLECTOR: It's pretty, but it isn't very good.
2 Stars
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW FROM A COLLECTOR: It's pretty, but it isn't very good.
WOULD I RECOMMEND THIS FOR HARD-CORE COLLECTORS? Sure.WOULD I RECOMMEND THIS FOR A BEGINNER: No. Freaking. Way.When I brought the new Royal Classic into my office this afternoon, an immediate din filled the air. My NOS Charger 11 doubled over in laughter. The Corona 3s shrieked. My refurbished Hermes Rocket wailed, “I thought you said you loved me!”The Olivetti M40 and Studio 44 just shook their heads and, I couldn’t make out what they were saying, but I believe they were mumbling in Italian about my mental state. The Contessas said nothing because they were too busy staring at themselves in a mirror.The most interesting response, of course, came from the five Royals in the room, who all looked at each other and said, “Whose kid is that?”Now before I roll into a full appraisal of the Royal Classic, I think it’s important that we analyze it in context of its peers, not its ancestors. Obviously, this guy isn’t going to measure up to any machine built before 1980. But here’s a quick recap of the other recent typewriter efforts attempted in the late aughts and 2010s:OLIVETTI MS-25/ROYAL SCRITTORE: I don’t know just how well these things can type out of the box because the first time I tried the Scrittore, the ribbon vibrator exploded at the “jumped” portion of the quick brown fox sentence. I do, however, suspect these machines are an excellent fuel source on a cold night in the wilderness.ROYAL SCRITTORE II: If you’ve seen one of these slappy claptraps, they are an obvious imitation of the rounded Olympia Traveller C. They work about as well as them, too. I found them to be an improvement, for whatever that is worth, and I must admit they are a favorite among the new typewriters because it’s just fun to watch those typebars just flying around like someone hysterically waving their hands.ROYAL EPOCH: I think the makers really made an effort with this one, but the only way I can really describe it is with a Star Trek reference. Bear with me. In the original pilot episode titled “The Cage” – which was rejected by NBC – Captain Pike encounters a human survivor on the Planet Talos. The survivor was badly injured when her ship crashed on the planet and the Talosians, who had never seen a human before, tried to put her back together as best they could based on information they cobbled from the downed ship. Apparently, the only thing they found was a DVD of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” because when they put her together … well … yeah. But the Talosians had really big brains and were masters of illusion, so they were able to cast her appearance to others as if she was real and spectacular. This is the Epoch. It was put together by rapscallions who found typewriter parts in a dumpster. They then handed their creations to someone who put them in a sleek – if unspectacular – body to make a buck.WE R MEMORY KEEPERS TYPECASTER: Stupid name, but I get it. I have two of these and they were among the weirdest experiences of my typewriter collecting life. When I took the first one out of the box, it was as if no one tightened its screws. It was inoperable. The carriage return lever was dangling. I was bored and I channeled my inner Talosian to put the thing back together in a close approximation of what it was supposed to be. Result: Amazeballs. It was a really surprising machine. The alignment was hopeless and each typed line looked like a flat street with speed bumps. But the feel was better than any of the previous new models and better than many 1970s machines. As you well know, the body design is probably the best of all the new machines and a clear inspiration for the Royal Classic’s look. It is plastic and cheap plastic at that. Boo. I bought a second WRMK out of curiosity. It had none of the out-of-box issues of my first one. Its parts were all in the right place with the screws tightened and all, but I committed the sin of typing on it and the noises it made still haunt me. It’s gone now. I told my other typewriters it’s living on a farm where it can run free.OK. The Royal Classic. Here we go:From the drop, as you probably expected as soon as you saw pictures of it, this guy is clearly a continuation of the We R Memory Keepers Typecaster. It’s so obvious that even in the owner’s manual, it is accidentally called a Typecast at one point. That led to an immediate and terrifying concern for me, considering its price. I bought this for $188, which is just $19 over the price Michaels charged for the WRMK. If they replaced the plastic with metal and chose to charge just $19 more for it? There had to be compromises in the build, be it the typewriter’s function or the cheapness of the metal body.Good news: The metal is LEGIT. This is rock-hard, Grade-A steel. Everywhere. The only plastic bits are the keytops and the various knobs. It’s heavy. It’s sturdy. Most of all, it’s bloody gorgeous. Somehow, the metal makes that much of a difference, aesthetically. If it can type even halfway competently, it’s a machine I’ll keep in my office, in my rotation, and on display at all times.Bad news: It can’t type competently.Worse news: It actually hurts to type on it.There is a significant design flaw with the space bar. It is low-slung and has enormous give in it. When you hit it with your thumb, your digit will slam against the front of the frame. After just one sentence, I was feeling a dull throb in the side of my right thumb from striking the frame. Perhaps I can build up a callous. Cripes.This is a pica machine and the typeface pushes the bounds of just how big it can go. The alignment is erratic. One line is perfectly level, the next is a rollercoaster. That is a dark and frightening sign for the build quality. I consider an inconsistency like that to possibly be worse than if it was just simply a rollercoaster. Such a variance means the machining of the components was haphazard and lacked quality control.I call this sort of typewriter a Fernando – “You look MAHVELOUS! It’s better to look good than to feel good!”The feel of the keys is decent enough. It’s like the Epoch and the WRMK in that the tops have a slight cupping to them for your fingertips. It’s comfortable for all your digits except your thumb, which will be giving its life in service to your screed. The keystrike itself is consistent, though the sound of the typebars is that same, annoying, chintzy echo. It has the weird tinny sound of all the others when you use the carriage return. The return isn’t very smooth and there was enough resistance early on that I wondered if I left a plastic stopper in it somewhere. I didn’t. It just needed to warm up.It does stay in place. No hint of migration as you type on it (this detail may vary – I am using a felt pad underneath it).In conclusion: Our Chinese typewriter overlords get a lot of credit for continuing to try new things. The body is a clear and obvious improvement and it rivals the bodies of all our favorite 1940s and 1950s models. Really! I can’t believe I’m typing that, but it’s true. They improved nothing else. I guess we just have to accept that for now. Maybe the next generation will contain build improvements. I’ll gladly pay a little more for that.Remember, back in the early- to mid-century days, buying a typewriter cost the equivalent of a high-end laptop. If they ever put that much effort into a typewriter again, it would probably cost $400-$500 and not find much of a market, so I get the shortcuts. However, it’s a bit of a Catch-22 – you aren’t going to make enough money on a cheap build to justify putting the money into a better build. If you had a better build from the beginning, there’s not a big enough market for typewriters to justify the expense.Will these new typewriters ever improve enough to rival their ancestors? Doubtful. But who knows. Maybe the materials will become cheaper and enable improved build quality. One can dream. In the meantime, I’ll probably be right here, buying every new attempt. I appreciate the effort. This latest typer is pretty, pretty, pretty and definitely an improvement style-wise. Sadly, the mechanics remain a mess, so when I say this typewriter is an improvement, all that really means is we’ve progressed from an Edsel to a Pinto. If you are just starting out on your typewriter adventures, stick to Craigslist or eBay and find you a Smith-Corona Sterling or Super-Silent from the 1950s. It remains the simplest, smoothest and most ubiquitous machine on in the Typosphere. You can get one for less than the cost of this beast and it will last longer despite giving the Classic a nearly 70-year head start.
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