Imperial 66 (1958)
SKU: E11
Imperial 66 Typewriter 1958
First year of production: 1954
Company: Imperial Typewriter Co., Leicester, England
In 1954, British company the Imperial Typewriter Company announced a new machine, the Imperial 66.
The Imperial 66 was made between1954 and the late 1960s.
In 1967, Imperial began to import cheaper machines from Japan and in the 1970's they were taken over by American electronics company Litton Industries who also took over the Royal Company, another prominent maker of typewriters.
Soon after the Imperial name disappeared altogether.