Starting in September 1940 and extending to either side of America's involvement in World War II, Royal promoted its portable typewriters with a sustained advertising campaign aimed at young students. The ad lines began with "Why should eager minds be chained?" and ran to "Can a typewriter help your child to think?" and "Why you should start young fingers thinking early".
Royal even claimed to quantify the degree to which one of its portables could improve student performance (17 per cent more work, 40 per cent fewer spelling mistakes, 32 per cent fewer English mistakes).
Royal even claimed to quantify the degree to which one of its portables could improve student performance (17 per cent more work, 40 per cent fewer spelling mistakes, 32 per cent fewer English mistakes).
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Well, hopefully my new Quiet De Luxe will improve MY marks by 17%!
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I need to add some Royals to my collection.
ReplyDeleteNice! I see that this little cardboard typing aid insert is shown in many of these 1940's Royal ads:
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So, using a Royal will increase my chances of getting published by 17%? Nice! You can feel the pride swelling in these old ads. It's not about being cool and getting girls, but making something meaningful of your life.
ReplyDeletecool! massive post!
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