https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=29220541400876406&set=p.29220541400876406&type=3

https://www.reddit.com/r/shavian/comments/1wp1yjj/announcement_of_the_worlds_first_shavian/

Taken from “Imperial News”, Volume 20, Number 2, Winter 1963-64.

This would have been published after 1963-11-22 which is mentioned in the article.

History of the Shavian Keyboard Imperial Good Companion Portable Typewriter<br /> by [[Robert Messenger]] of oz.Typewriter accessed on 2026-09-24T10:20:26

https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/254367

Typewriter- 'Imperial- good companion' which types in the Shavian alphabet

Princess 300 with RaRo Elite Imperial typeface

The "AR" foundry mark is a shorthand for Albert Rodrian, one half of RaRo. If you ever see an R inside an octagon that's the mark for the other half, Alfred Ransmayer.

The "84" on the foundry mark is typical of RaRo's 12 pitch Elite Imperial which can be found with a sample at: https://typecast.munk.org/2023/02/04/1961-adler-typewriter-type-font-styles/

You can also compare other known Princess typefaces at the database: https://typewriterdatabase.com/twdb.0.typefaces?mfr_search=70&model_search=100#

If you put a ruler up to your type, you should find that there are 12 characters per inch.

You can also cross reference the following: - the Hass catalog, page 3, row 1:<br /> https://archive.org/details/typewriter-foundry-marks-haas/page/n1/mode/2up<br /> - RaRo Catalogue Page B3-4 "Elite-Schatten Ro 84":<br /> https://www.sommeregger.name/typewriters/files/RaRo/rarotype_katalog_1980_OCR_20160523.pdf

Reply to u/CaptainCulinary at https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1wjb0gk/princess_300_with_typeface/

Davis Typewriter Works: A Royal Safari at Eighteen Years on the Net<br /> by [[Will Davis]]<br /> accessed on 2026-08-06T20:57:15

reply to u/Minimum__Dot1795 at https://reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1rx45d7/imperial_70_can_i_use_any_spools_wanting_to_try/

I'm not sure of the internal diameter of yours, not having used Imperial spools before, but some of the cheap plastic "Universal Spools" have removeable plastic cores that may allow you to pop them out and be compatible with your machine. The one's I've got have a 3/4" or 19mm diameter hole and are meant to be used with Remington machines instead of their metal spool hubs. (Example: https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Typewriter-Typewriters-Replacement-Compatible/dp/B0D9P2P2Q7/?th=1)

https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1qh2cl7/1915_imperial_model_c_pictures/

per u/Koponewt:

Do you have the shift keys on both sides? The model C only has them on the left.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/705152958470148/posts/988157953502979/

Dr. Who appearance of an Imperial typewriter

https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kiqk82/optima_typewriter_with_cyrillic_and_german/

https://laviegraphite.blogspot.com/2012/07/good-companion.html

Dylan Thomas used a black Imperial Good Companion typewriter.

Link to: https://hypothes.is/a/e-zWRgHOEe-cIEt7dzry5A