1948's Canada Royal brand Quiet De Luxe model portable typewriter

1948
Canada

Royal brand Quiet De Luxe model portable typewriter with serial number A 1702954

Designed by Henry Dreyfuss, one of the most influential industrial designers of the 20th century

100% functional

Softness adjustment of keys

Who can resist this model, with its textured crinkle gray magic paint, hint of yellow in the letters, just enough black and shiny chrome, combined with metal-clad glass keys that grip your fingertips lovingly?

As the brief typist manual praises, the machine will "add elegance to any room or environment." It's not wrong. This machine is both handsome and stylish. If a typist were to wear a near-formal business suit, this model would be the star of the cocktail party, wearing an elegant hat. 

in excellent condition

Ready to write for long hours...

For those who do not know the name of Henry Dreyfuss, let us point out that the Western Electric Model 500 phone, the Princess phone and the Trimline phone; various John Deere tractors; the ubiquitous round Honeywell T87 thermostat; Polaroid's SX-70 camera; Westclox Big Ben clock; You are surely familiar with his work designing iconic products such as Hoover's model 150 vacuum cleaner, the New York Central Railroad's aerodynamic Mercury train, and the Hudson locomotive they designed for 20th Century Limited.