1955 Royal Quiet De Luxe – Blue

The 1955 Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter in Ankony Blue is the slightly more rare of the Royal Color series. This Royal has a nice, light, adjustable touch, and a well-designed, manually-setting tabulator.

It’s equipped with the patented Magic Margin found on so many Royal typewriters. This particular Quiet De Luxe features the Canterbury Elite 12 characters per inch typeface (font if you will) and is a crisp, clean type!

The Royal QDL  series is very plentiful in the U.S. and you can easily find a 1950s Royal QDL in thrift stores and antique stores. However, finding the 55’s Ankony Blue, Sunbeam Yellow, Flamingo Pink or Normandy Green can be a bit more of a challenge.  Earlier and later years are readily available in the grey and charcoal colors.

The 55 is missing the  One / Exclamation key, and the Plus / Equal key, which were added in late 1956 as well as additional colors of Red and Teal Blue. The Teal Blue is more prevalent in thrift and antique store and is a good find as well.