Jim Halpert of The Office and a 1950s Royal Quiet De Luxe Typewriter

In an homage to The Da Vinci Code (2006), in season nine of The Office in episode twelve “Customer Loyalty”, Jim Halpert uses a mid-1950s Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter to forge a letter from Robert Dunder which sends Dwight Schrute on a faux quest for the holy grail in what Jim calls “The Dunder Code”.

Jim Halpert in blue shirt and tie is working at his desk in front of a gray Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter. Jim Halpert pulls a sheet of paper out of a Royal Quiet De Luxe typewriter with a flourish. Jim Halpert with a mischevious grin applies an invisible message to a typed letter with lemon juice. To his right side sits a brown Royal Quiet De Luxe typewrtiter.

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Chris Aldrich

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