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Royal KMM / KMG

1939–49 · United States · Standard · 15 kg

Desk anchorAmerican interwar

The keystroke

Effortfirm

Smoothnessnormal

Snapbalanced

Precisionmoderate

Landinghard stop

Volumeloud

Worth knowing

The Royal office standard of 1939–49, the machine behind much of 1940s newsroom and government typing. Wikipedia ↗

Used by

George Bernard Shaw later correspondence and play revisions (1940s)

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Specifications

Manufacturer: Royal
Origin: United States
Years: 1939–1949
Form: Standard
Mass: 15 kg
Shift: carriage

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