Typewriter Talk / Royal Apollo 10

**Posted by Hemingway** 02-4-2013 20:25:30

**Posted by Stevetype33** 03-4-2013 15:39:24

Is that 'Royal' with a glyph or logo after it, or 'Royale'?

**Posted by Hemingway** 04-4-2013 23:19:10

Royal with a glyph.

**Posted by TypewriterKing** 06-3-2016 18:11:04

Actually, the logo after the word "Royal" is an Li--which stands for Litton Industries. Somewhere in the mid-to-late 1960s, Litton Industries bought both Royal of the United States and Imperial of Great Britain. This explains why some of their machines look alike, while having either name affixed to the front.

**Posted by Repartee** 14-4-2016 21:32:33

I love the styling of the Royal Apollo 10 and also own a Royal Apollo 12 - which model increment I think merely was adopted when they replaced stylish upper case with a thicker and more protective one. Also, they work fine - although I discovered that some of the trim is made from a material very like hanging colored file folders.

Speaking of glyphs and logos n' such, I saw a "Royal B" on sale - it was a Royal Ultronic and the "B" was the Litton glyph - which admittedly looks very like a B to me too.

**Posted by Uwe** 15-4-2016 11:52:50

The Apollo is on my "some day" list. One came up for sale recently in my area, for a reasonable price, and I discussed it with Valiant (he was after one too). I'm not sure if it sold, but it is a neat design given the model's name and its historic context.

**Posted by typeset** 06-1-2017 13:22:05

I just bought one and am having trouble with it: the keys jam often and you must reset the machine for it to function again. Am I missing something?

**Posted by Uwe** 06-1-2017 15:46:36

Please use the Maintenance & Repairs sub-forum for such question, thanks.