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  1. Sep 2026
    1. Typeface Identification

      It's a lot easier to identify typefaces of typewriters if you include a few things in your photos: <br /> - Full frontal picture of the machine with clear shot of one or more of the rulers (so one can attempt to determine pitch as well as more easily identify the make/model for cross referencing).<br /> - A full typed sample of all the characters, especially some of the more unique ones like Q, 3, 5, 4, 7, &, G, A, E, and W in both upper and lower case.<br /> - A close up shot of the slugs which clearly shows the foundry marks (generally found in the middle of the slug) of both letter slugs and special character/number slugs as sometimes the latter are different.

    2. 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/

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