When did the Royal Safari typewriter come out?
The Royal Safari was introduced about 1962 – at least, the version seen here which is likely to be that variant most frequently brought to mind when the model name is mentioned.
Where was the silver reed Imperial Typewriter made?
For five years, until 1974, Imperial and Royal typewriters were rebranded Silver-Seikos (Silver-Reeds) and made in Kashiwazaki, Niigata (where portable typewriter production had started in 1966).
What kind of typewriter is the Imperial Skylark?
This model, best known as the Royal Skylark, was called the Imperial 1000. It followed a similar path to the Imperial/Royal Safari (aka Sabre), and later morphed into the ABC/Cole Steel portable as the Imperial 2002, made at the Messa factory outside Lisbon in Portugal.
When did the Imperial portable typewriter go online?
Imperials were notably excluded from Will Davis’s Portable Typewriter Reference Site, which first went online in March 2000 (more later on Will’s excitement at finally acquiring an Imperial, an IGC 6, in August 2010). Presumably this reflected the difficulty in finding IGCs in the US.
What kind of typewriter is the Royal Safari?
The typewriter above is a Royal Safari II. This machine, it will be noted, does not bear the Litton Industries “Li” emblem anywhere and postdates that firm’s involvement with Royal. The Safari II was manufactured by Nakajima in Japan, and is a late model whose primary key lever mount is completely enshrouded, preventing fouling.
This model, best known as the Royal Skylark, was called the Imperial 1000. It followed a similar path to the Imperial/Royal Safari (aka Sabre), and later morphed into the ABC/Cole Steel portable as the Imperial 2002, made at the Messa factory outside Lisbon in Portugal.
Where did the first Imperial Typewriter come from?
For most of the preceding 13 years, Imperials appeared as relabelled Royals, initially made in Holland and later Portugal, before both Imperials and Royals became all-in relabelled Silver-Seikos and Nakajima ALLs, made in Japan.
Where can I find a Litton Safari typewriter?
Rarely, the Safari can be found in green. Following the years of Litton ownership (which ended in 1979 when Volkswagen bought TA-Royal) a few other machines were brought in and sold as the “Safari” – but with Roman numerals added. These are seen and briefly discussed below. The typewriter above is a Royal Safari II.
