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Royal Typewriter Company


 
 

History

Founded by E.B. Hess in 1904. By 1923 Hess was reported to have collected more than 140 different patents dealing with typewriter technology.

The Royal Typewriter Company (by this time known as the Royal McBee Typewriter Company) was purchased by Litton IndustriesLitton Industries

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 in the late 1970s and ceased the manufacture of typewriters itself, but marketed Litton's Adler machines under the Adler-Royal' brand. The company is now owned by OlivettiFacts About Olivetti

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 and markets Royal, Adler-Royal, and Olivetti brand typewriters. They sell OEM supplies for all three brands they sell, and additionally they sell ROYTYPE aftermarket supplies for other makes, such at IBMIBM Selectric typewriter

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. They also market many other office products including Royal brand cash registerCash register Overview

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, PDAsPersonal digital assistant

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, etc.

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