https://www.facebook.com/groups/4770669677posts/posts/10164413651119678/

The Haas Atlas (page 7) would identify the foundry mark as being a Hulse-Typen manufactured Pica face for Smith-Corona: https://archive.org/.../typewriter.../page/n5/mode/2up

Page 31 of the 1954 Smith-Corona Typewriter Type Styles and Keyboards Catalog would indicate it seems to match up solidly with the Pica Gothic No. 4 typeface: https://typecast.munk.org/.../1954-smith-corona-scm.../ Especially look at the Q, the J, and the 8. The '64 NOMDA guide Mark links is the same, but doesn't have as extensive a typesample.

Many machines, and especially the American manufactured ones, don't always have foundry marks which line up with the respective catalogs.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10169712178659852&set=pcb.1384116267240477

Smith-Corona rebrand with a Standard Elite No 66<br />

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10169712178549852&set=pcb.1384116267240477

Smith-Corona Sterling 12 typeface with foundry mark

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10169712178689852&set=pcb.1384116267240477

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10169712178299852&set=pcb.1384116267240477

Hermes 3000, techno pica typeface with an "S TP" foundry mark

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

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.

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/

Otto Koponen indicates that a "1B" foundry mark on a Hermes Baby is likely a standard pica face from the J. H. Shand type foundry.

via https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1vnpxg8/what_typeface_is_a_hermes_baby_1b/

https://archive.org/details/typewriter-foundry-marks-haas/page/n11/mode/2up

JHS is a foundry mark, along with a lion logo, which might appear on Royal, Oliver, Voss, and Underwood typewriters.

Example of it on a Royal Dart at https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10164011983564678

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/J._H._Shand

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10163361603349678/

Merit Elite - foundry mark: 590<br /> Merit Pica - foundry mark: 378

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1t7ggls/techno_pica_typeface_hermes_3000/

Techno pica typeface on a Hermes 3000 with foundry marks "S" and "TP".

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1swprt7/finally_a_sansserif_machine_a_smith_corona_250/

Foundry marks: 85U or 85DC

https://typecast.munk.org/2023/02/18/1967-womda-typewriter-typefaces-smith-corona-scm-fonts/

An example of the Elite Gothic No. 16 can be found on Reddit which has a "cross" foundry mark with 1, 6, S, empty in the four quadrants from top to bottom and left to right.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10163497490649678/

Royal Pica Italic typeface example with P1 as a foundry mark on the slugs.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TypewriterCollectors/posts/10161611646934678/

1950 Underwood Rhythm Touch with Victoria Elite typeface, 12 CPI, Slugs marked "EV".

Hermes typefaces by foundry mark:<br /> S TP = Techno Pica;<br /> S TE = Techno Elite;<br /> S PP = Petit Pica;<br /> S DE = Director Elite;<br /> S NO = Epoca;<br /> S 6 = Pica;<br /> S 7 = Elite

via https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1q8dabt/what_typeface_is_this_on_my_hermes_3000/

https://typewriterdatabase.com/1926-mercedes-4.19461.typewriter<br /> "Steile Sierschrift" (Steep ornamental font) <br /> RaRo foundry mark 5 circle I<br /> paired with<br /> RaRo foundry mark 57 AR

via Koponewt (aka Otto Koponen) https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kg83kz/olympia_typeface/

https://old.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1ko6mbi/olivetti_typefaces/

via u/Koponewt

https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1kinttg/can_someone_please_help_me_determine_the_exact/

https://schriftexperte.de/en/haas-atlas/

https://schriftexperte.de/en/

https://archive.org/details/typewriter-foundry-marks-haas/mode/2up

pointer from Pelicram

via Pelicram at https://discord.com/channels/639936208734126107/639939010541649951/1289159334948765789