1938 Royal DeLuxe Typewriter

[@WeHadOneOfThose]

A sound from an era gone by, lovely example of the Royal, imagine workinhg in a typing pool with a room full all typing away - Fabulous !!

[@AlwaysAnalog]

I remember the old offices with dozens of typewriters all going at the same time - such a wonderful sound! Thanks!

[@delightfulcreationsbyamber]

Thank you so much for this lovely walk around. I am now confident in using my newly acquired royal! I am thrilled with this machine.

[@AlwaysAnalog]

Enjoy your "new" Royal typewriter!

[@berniepokorski6608]

Thank you for posting this video. Last year a lady gifted me with her family's 1936 Royal De Luxe portable typewriter. Thanks to your video, now I know how to set the margins. The tabulator key's linkage on my typewriter is functioning, at least as far as I can see its linkage is moving under the machine. The remainder of the linkage at the rear of the machine is hidden under the carriage assembly, so I will have to remove the carriage assembly in order to fix the tabulator mechanism.

[@AlwaysAnalog]

Hi Bernie - you have a good typewriter with your Royal DeLuxe! Hope you can get the tab repaired. Thanks!

[@Looney3987]

Beautiful typewriter. I just got a 1938 Royal Quiet. From what I gather about these machines, the Quiet and the De Luxe from the same time period are pretty much both the same!

[@salliemorrill2671]

Amazingly beautiful.

[@bral7969]

Just picked one of these up for $20 at local antique shop. In pretty good condition, too, just needs a new ribbon, cleaned, and a few minor adjustments.

[@AlwaysAnalog]

Hi B Rowe! Once you get it cleaned up and a new ribbon installed, you will enjoy typing on your new Royal! These machines perform well!

[@thethriftyfawn]

This is SO COOL looking! It looks like IT MEANS BUSINESS and no one is gonna mess with it! 😎

[@AlwaysAnalog]

Hi Fawn - this is a great little typer!

[@sistergoldenhair0727]

I have this same machine from 1937 and it is my favorite manual typer! The glass topped keys are so delightful and so easy to tap the keys. I find the Silent Super and 1958 Royal Quiet Deluxe much harder to type on although they are delightful in their own way;)

[@AlwaysAnalog]

Hi Tracie! Glad you are a fan of this model Royal! They sure are beautiful looking typewriters!! Thanks!!

[@michellenash6375]

Thank you for the excellent tour of this Royal DeLuxe. I just received this exact one that a friend came upon at a garage sale. He was given it for free. I am so excited as I will use it in my illustrated journal projects. It even came in it’s array case with keys. It is in beautiful hope. I ordered new ribbons.

[@AlwaysAnalog]

Hi Michelle! Enjoy your "new" typewriter - this is a wonderful machine and once you get your new ribbon installed I think you will enjoy using it very much!

[@zinzolin14]

Great Review, and what a beautiful machine you own! I just found a model quite like this today at an antique store. It was in decent working condition, just needed some fixing. Currently I have it on a payment plan, can't wait until it's mine! 🥰

[@AlwaysAnalog]

Hi sorakairi1993! Thanks for your note and you will enjoy your Royal typewriter! Thanks for watching!

[@zinzolin14]

@@AlwaysAnalog thank you! I was so anxious and decided to bring it home today. From what I gathered I have a 1935 model that has a dark reddish-purple finish. Aside from a couple fixes needed, I love it! I'm curious though, what is the little lever on the roller near the left handle? It's to the upper right of the spacing switch.

[@yourlocalexecutive]

@@zinzolin14 You mean the spacing handle? That is for when you're at the end of a line. It's the same as pressing "Enter" on the keyboard to go to the next line.

[@someonespadre]

@@zinzolin14 the lever on the left side in the back releases the ratchet without changing the ratchet position. When re-engaged it goes back to the previous ratchet position. This is so you can type on a ruled line without disturbing the ratchet position. If you want to adjust the ratchet position there is a button in the center of the left knob, press and turn knob to position desired. There is also a lever which selects single or double line spacing.

[@TahoeRealm]

Nice machine! I just picked one up the other day, but it is not the deluxe model but it’s beautiful. Thank you for this video.

[@AlwaysAnalog]

Thanks - enjoy your "new" Royal typewriter!

[@harleydriverpdtnm3996]

Just found one of these in my brothers closet . Beautiful condition. How did you get yours in such pristine condition? Thank you for your video 🙂

[@AlwaysAnalog]

Thanks, Harley! I was lucky to find this one is such nice shape! Enjoy yours - these are nice machines!

[@bonniepeterman1904]

Hi Kevin you are so knowledgeable about all the things you’ve collected. I was wondering what was the first thing you started collecting and why?

[@AlwaysAnalog]

Hi Bonnie! Thanks so much! I really have to think about the first thing that I collected, but I would say that when I was a kid I had a collection of Matchbox cars. That was probably my earliest collection of anything. I grew up in Detroit and my dad worked in the auto industry, so I was always fascinated by cars and auto history. I should have stuck with the Matchbox cars instead of all this big heavy stuff!!

[@someonespadre]

Picked up the same typewriter yesterday, also 1938, non-op condition (escapement not tripping). I somehow accidentally fixed it when moving the carriage looking for the S/N. Maybe I released a lock? Seller thought it would never type again, kids these days, it’s not an iPhone. Only thing it seems to need is a ribbon. It definitely has a better typing feel than my Corona Standard (1937). Monroe Model K…1922 House…1935 Monroe Model LA5…1930s, maybe early 1940s. L.C. Smith & Corona shiny black Corona Standard…1937 Royal De Luxe…1938 with the same black craquelure paint. Mine is missing the touch control lever.

[@AlwaysAnalog]

Thanks, David. Nice that you got the typewriter moving. You have a nice collection!

[@someonespadre]

@@AlwaysAnalog I had a problem where the vibrator wasn’t rising, red not a problem, only black. Finally figured out with the lever all the way right in certain circumstances it thinks it’s in stencil mode. An adjustment issue. My temporary fix, stick a little shim in there to hold the lever a bit left, problem went away.

[@Soup____345]

K got one off craigslist for about $35, types really well just needed a new ribbon. Gave it to my dad for his birthday says he loves it a lot better than his old underwood no 5.

[@AlwaysAnalog]

Hi Piano Man - glad to hear your dad loves this typewriter. What a great birthday gift!!

[@aamirsohail4599]

Hey Kevin! I recently found a same Royal deluxe type writer. It is my granny's typewriter. It was kept in attic for don't know how many decades. I took it to a few type writer mech's but none agreed to restore it. Now I have decided to restore it by myself, atleast repaint and polish. So can you please help me with restoring this typewriter. I want to know how to repaint it? Do I have to remove the outside panel? If YES then how do I remove it? Do have have to remove the platren also to remove the side panels? It has glass keys and i don't have the right tool to remove them. Can you please help me with changing the Key's inside paper ? . Thanks for any input.

[@AlwaysAnalog]

Hi Aamir! It's so nice that you have your granny's typewriter - that is very nice to have! DO NOT take the glass keys off. The metal part or body of the typewriter is attached to the frame of the typewriter with a number of screws. This is a very complicated process - you may want to keep looking for a professional who will do the job. It is not something I have ever done, and as much as I have worked on typewriters I don't think I would attempt it myself. Yes, you would have to remove the entire platen and carriage assembly, which can be complicated. I'm sorry I can't give you more information on what to do - it's not something I have done myself. Thanks for watching and good luck with your typewriter!

[@someonespadre]

I believe this is a Model A, tab stops, 2 latches on the case, a bunch of other features. Mine is a Model A. The Model O was the base model.

[@AlwaysAnalog]

Thanks for the information, David!

[@berylwhite2983]

Kevin number one thing the thing that you are turning the typewriter on is exactly what my grandmother used to frost her cakes she keep a circular piece of cardboard that was the right size she put that on top take a piece of aluminum foil and make it larger turn that upside down and tape it to the bottom of that and then she could take the whole thing and it would still be clean. Sorry about the run on sentence my voice typing. Better Built the most new cars and much nicer looking. Now figure how old this is and see if any computer is running in this number of years. Stay safe my friend keep making great videos we send our best from Paris Illinois

[@AlwaysAnalog]

Hi Beryl - your grandmother had a great idea for when she frosted her cakes! Yes, I don't think the computer I'm typing on right now will still be around and working well in 80 years! Hope all is well with you and in Paris, Illinois! Thanks!!

[@Crazytesseract]

Typewritwers? Nicely reviewed. Well, I've never used one since I was a kid, (I loved to type on them). Now I have a small collection of old and new scientific calculators. (I require them in my profession). Since they are digital, you may not be interested! You could try slide rules. I would say I am both analog and digital.

[@AlwaysAnalog]

Hi Zzyx - I like your collection of calculators. I have a few mechanical adding machines that I'll have to feature in a video one of these days. My dad used a slide rule - I could never quite figure one out! Thanks!

[@Crazytesseract]

@@AlwaysAnalog Yes, you could show some adding machines. But, I like your pencil reviews the best, and your handwriting is quite nice.

[@mariojr377]

in Portuguêse we have to use some marks above some letters and this is anoying when typewritting. example: á â ã à í é ê é o ó ô u ú ,

[@AlwaysAnalog]

Hi Mario - I imagine it add some extra keystrokes when typing. Thanks!

[@mariojr377]

@@AlwaysAnalog we have to press "a" than shift and the the symbol `^' etc, very anoying

[@mariojr377]

each symbol has a keystroke but you have to stroke the letter then shift than the symbol, 3 strokes for one letter ã