Simple and unprepossessing, even plain at first glance, the Royal Quiet Deluxe in 1952 was an improvement over its immediate predecessor. Adding a push-button ribbon cover release, a carriage return tension adjustment knob (on the left side of the case), a guide for determining how many inches of paper were left, and more convenient tab sets made it a more useful machine at the office and at home. Look more closely and you may see a pretty little machine after all.