New Black and Red Universal Typewriter Ribbon Royal De Luxe typewriter This is particularly handy for

This is particularly handy for older typewriters that have original metal spools or Smith Corona typewriters that have spools with a 4 cm diameter as you need to rewind new ribbon onto your those spools in any case

It's also a good idea to take a photo of the way the old ribbon is threaded through the " ribbon throw " in the centre of the typewriter

This Royal Quiet De Luxe  portable was made in the US in 1941 for the Argentinian market and is in a lovely matt charcoal black colour with a "crinkle " finish

For many Remington models from the 50s to the 70s you can push out the star central part in this " Universal " ribbon spool and fit the spool down over the round plastic section that holds the spools in your typewriter

This one is in reality an Olivetti Dora which was designed by Ettore Sottsass who also designed the Olivetti Valentine

New Black and Red Universal Typewriter Ribbon Royal De Luxe typewriter This is particularly handy forNew two tone black and red top quality American made typewriter ribbon on two " Universal " plastic spools. These plastic spools will work on any manual typewriter where you would use a Group 1, Group 4, Group 9 spool or a Remington ring. For older typewriters that have original metal spools or Smith Corona typewriters that have spools with a 4 cm diameter then you need to rewind the new ribbon onto your existing spools. For Group 1 and 9 Spool