The “Database” is probably the biggest source of typewriter serial numbers in the Internet today. As far as I know, it's even the most complete collection of serial numbers ever. But when you see the number of given brand names, it's still only a beginning. This side was created for collectors of antique typewriters, with the.

Across a crowded room The SCM electric has since been sold and I bought the Olympia SG3. I passed on the FP because its Magic Margins weren’t working. Moe is now thinking about giving it away. I told her that maybe I could fix it, so I brought it home for a look-see. I feel bad that this Royal FP did not get any love. I understand that they are marvelous typewriters when they are clean and happy.

It’s pretty beat-up with lots of scrapes and dings. Perhaps a re-paint is in its future?

Used an FP, so you would think this FP would get a lot of love here in the SF Bay Area. By Nancy Wong (Own work) [], Anyhoo, I brought this under-loved and under-appreciated typewriter home. Here’s Moe’s FP: The typewriter was typing, but setting the margin on the left using the Magic Margin was not working (the right Magic Margin was a little slow but working).

I hoped that it was a gummy/dirt problem that would resolve with cleaning. The tabs were sluggish, but repeated tabbing freed them up, so I was hopeful about the margin problem – it may just be gummy. The serial number is located next to the left ribbon spool: FP = model, E= elite + serial number 6800093 which puts it at 1959 according the. Download Motif Batik Cdr King.

What does FP stand for? Flippin’ pachyderm? Formidable package? There was and a former Royal employee who is a forum member said that FP = Fortune Peter Ryan who was President of Royal Typewriters starting in 1951.

Ryan was the grandson of Thomas Fortune Ryan, the railroad, banking, tobacco, insurance, and transportation magnate who financed the incorporation of the Royal Typewriter Company in 1904. Here’s a teaser from a 1951 article about F.P.