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  1. Oct 2025
  2. typecast.munk.org typecast.munk.org
    Montgomery Ward Typewriters 1941-1985, Signatures, Forwards and Escorts and why certain rare Royal Typefaces can be found on Brother Typewriters! – To Type, Shoot Straight, and Speak the Truth…
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    1. chrisaldrich 16 Oct 2025
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      Christmas 1959 is when Montgomery Wards gets their own “store brand” of a sort. They start offering the “Royal Heritage”, a model made specifically for MW by Royal. This is the beginning of the famous “blue badge” Royals with the sky-blue case interiors. If you see one of these, it was sold by Montgomery Wards.
      Royal typewriters Montgomery Ward typewriters Royal Heritage blue badge Royal typewriters typewriter history typewriter rebranding
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    • typewriter rebranding
    • Royal Heritage
    • Royal typewriters
    • Montgomery Ward typewriters
    • typewriter history
    • blue badge Royal typewriters

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