Royal Typewriter Demonstration

[wortsatzbuch]

It's a piece of art <3

Sometimes I wish these things would come with a handy usb-slot for my notebook.

[IndieAuthorX]

Would pay money for an hour long video of somebody typing on this, would just put it on repeat. The typewriter is beautiful. New owner is one lucky human being.

[EarTipper]

Awesome machine!

I just got a near mint 1950 ROYAL and it is a blast to use.

[transformer2331]

I wish manual typewriters weren't dying out so much.. They're amazing things to work with, I can imagine.

[iammrhappy12]

What song is this?

[EarTipper]

@iammrhappy12 Minnie The Moocher, and something by the Dave Brubeck Quartet I think. 

[13jasperpoep]

Excellent video. I love to have one of those myself but not with a math keyboard. To complicated. But a royal 10 is welcome in my collection. Yours is like new. Very well done. You're a good typer too.

[turboslag]

Superb and good typing skill ! My interest in typewriters only developed recently, can't say why specifically but I did realise that a once prolific and everyday device has suddenly disappeared ! Then I had an opportunity to have a close look at an old one in a junk shop, very well used but still working. I was fascinated by the precision mechanism and operating efficiency. So, I now have an Olivetti Lexikon 80 which is a superb design and very well made. Just need to learn typing now !

[goback3spaces]

My Favorite Things while hands glide over the keyboard...too cute. It's something Andy Rooney would do.

[picaticatara]

WILL IT BLEND

[VintageTopHat]

God I love Royals like these, very unique :)

[AirBorneReaper16]

Cool kinda like the Royal Quiet De Luxe I just got today

[doctordutch]

its beautiful

[fred1337able2]

its been sold! nooooooooo my dad threw my typewriter away :'(

[yuehchopin]

danke

[DARProduction]

Its so beautiful, I just bought a similar royal at a swap meet with pristine cosmetic condition ( it had a few kinks which i fixed.). the difference is, i bought mine for 5 dollars, the guy had no idea what it was, he said he just wanted the weight of his hands cuz it was heavy to lift. Mines valued at 200 bucks

[Giblinono]

I can't find the information anywhere, what is the purpose of the ink ribbon setting designated by the white dot that does not use ink at all?

[wickedmessenger1]

@Giblinono The white dot was used for typing memeograph stencils. No ribbon ink was used. Look up memeograph on Wikipedia to learn about this technology.

[clockbuilderhg]

@wickedmessenger1 Wasn't the stencil mode also used for typing on carbon paper?

[1973Drummer]

Beautiful machine. I love the windows they put there just so you could see the amazing inner workings of the typewriter. My KMM has doors on the sides but it's not a very good idea to open them just to look inside. They're very hard to get back on. I hope I can find my own model 10 someday. Great video.

[Kritickos]

I dream of writing a book in a typewriter like this in a cabin somewhere in the middle of the forest while listening to jazz.

[nephilimsky]

es demasiado hermosa tu maquina de escribir, es tan antigua y por lo demas esta bien restaurada.

Me gustaria tener una maquina asi *0*....

[RonTheRectum]

When using a typewriter dose the ribbon/ink run out quickly?

[clockbuilderhg]

@RonTheRectum It won't run out quick. The machine will slowly scroll the ribbon as you type. On most typewriters you could probably type around half a dozen full sheets of paper to run the ribbon from one end to the other. Most machines will automatically reverse the ribbon when it reaches the end. You can run the ribbon back and forth a good many times before the type starts to fade.

[Phantom95music]

u r soooo lucky i got a silver reed thats got cracks in the plastic ur lucky to have a typewriter in such prestine condition :)

[MrJsiwicki]

ExPRESSION by John Siwicki

[uTdkFL]

Is this for sale? This is exactly like the one my grandmother had.

[wickedmessenger1]

@PoshSE95 Cab Calloway singing Minnie the Moocher and John Coletrane performing Favorite Things.

[Titanic19127]

Awsome! I have a question, ok, I also have a 1899 typewriter with an £ (English pound, currency sign) sign on it and these other signs ₩, ¥, €, $, ¢, and all the letters and a -, ?, ", #, }, what would it be worth, and it is a Remington brand.

[wickedmessenger1]

@Titanic19127 It's worth exactly what somebody is willing to pay for it, no more, no less. Put it on E-bay to find out.

[Titanic19127]

Kinds like these can be priced $100- $450, very nice!

[wickedmessenger1]

@Titanic19127 I sold this one on E-Bay for $537 but it had the special character set. A normal one would sell in the range you mention.

[justcindi]

I have a 1941 Quiet De Luxe Royal typewriter and a Remington QUIET-RITER from around the 1950's.

[MarleyMoMayhem]

how much is a typewriter like this worth in this condition? how much does not having the glass sides take off? How about one in poor, and medium condition?

[comlax22]

Beautiful machine! The beauty of a machine like this--its mechanics, its simplicity AND complexity, and its feel--is something that is UNFORTUNATELY lost on 99.9% of the current generation. Writers appreciate typewriters for the connection they give between the written word and your hands/mind. Gorgeous machine, nice vid.

[CrazyFry]

ive always wanted to use a typewriter

[drummerdo0od]

As metal as I am I love jazz, it's great.

[Jason9992fromroblox]

grate music! love the typewriter! :D

[TheIxtlan]

That is a nice classic typewriter. Do you know NY cops still use typewriters. I read they spend $9,000,000 dollars last year 2009 on typewriters. They probable bought typerwriters and ribbons,  whiteouts and other stuff like carbon papers.

[HunniBunch97]

The song in the background is off the sound of music.., these are a few if my favourite things.. Lmfao:D

[TonyDent84]

do they still make ribbons for vintage typewriters? i'm afraid of buying one because i may never find an ink ribbon for it ever again after i use the one it comes with

[wickedmessenger1]

@TonyDent84 Ribbons are available from multiple sources: E-bay, office supply stores (but less common all the time), Ames Supply, and Jay Respler of Advanced Business Machines (732)431-1464. I buy mine by the dozen from Ames Supply for about $2.50 each.

[TheLoneRangersHome]

a wonderful typewriter and a very nice version of minnie the moocher

[OldAndRetroStuff]

What's the second song (2:00 on)

[wickedmessenger1]

John Coletrane's version of "Favorite Things" originally from "The Sound of Music."

[TornAlchemist]

I really wish I could find a typewriter like that. It is my biggest dream to find a Royal Model 10 in such pristine condition.

I enjoy writing short stories, and writing them on as typewriter as gorgeous as that, would just be too good to be true.

[TheMike894ftw]

I was VERY lucky to find a Royal 10 abandoned! I fixed it up and it looks just like the one on the vidio. Keep looking, Im sure with ebay and a little TLC you can get one too.

[TheMike894ftw]

Mine has 2 beveled glass panels.

[snogluver]

i once made ink ribbon winder with:

display turnig table

small box

nail

for instructions go to my account

[Bobman4671]

Did you have to reink the ribbon? And if so, how did you do it and what did you do it with?

[wickedmessenger1]

I buy new ribbons by the dozen from Ames Supply costing around $6 each, or you can get them from one of the many typewriter sites or on E-bay. I always rewind them onto vintage metal spools.

[Bobman4671]

What are you using for a typewriter pad?

[wickedmessenger1]

It's a rubber woven product they sell to be used for toolbox liners, similar to carpet padding. Get it at Lowes.

[plungerdrum]

Does it really quiet the typewriter decently?

[Bobman4671]

What is that wide paper that you are using? It seems wider that regular paper

[wickedmessenger1]

Nope, it's regular 8-1/2 x 11.

[TOGGGAA1]

I was wondering how availible ribbons and other replacement parts are for these things. Id really like one

[TheWritertype]

you can find them at the vintage typewriter shoppe. search in google

[TornAlchemist]

I would love to have a Royal Model 10. Sadly, I can't afford the massive price tag that most of them come with. If anyone here knows where I can get one for an affordable price, or if they're selling one of their own, please give me a message.

A Royal 10 has been my biggest dream for nearly 7 years, I just haven't had the money to buy one.

[jmorton528]

Go to a flea  market. Find a Royal 10 for $20 dollars. That's how I found my 3 or Royal 10s I have.

[longriverpz]

repackage the "in action" segment without the music. Hearing the keys hit the paper is educational for those who have never seen a typewriter. this is an EXCELLENT resource

[baltazs]

Great vid :) I have a Royal 10 from 1914. It's in my livngroom.

[wickedmessenger1]

Cab Calloway singing Minnie the Moocher and John Coletrane performing Favorite Things.

[alphatan2]

What are the names of these song?? oh and who sings them? Great video!!!