I still have my Royal portable typewriter. When I was in high school I took a touch-typing class, and my father bought the typewriter for me with the proviso that I type his occasional business letters for him (he'd write them in longhand, then I'd type them). I used it all through college.

Grey stipple finish, non-reflecting. Same model typewriter that war correspondent Ernie Pyle used during World War II. Solid and durable.

Still works, and I use it occasionally. Nostalgia. Not for sale.

Finding ribbons for it can be tricky, though.

Don Firth