1959 Royal FP

All of the photos this time around are terrible

The Royal FP was introduced in 1957, and was the direct successor to the Royal HH.  The FP was the sixth standard desktop after the Royal 10 debuted in the early 1910s.  All these machines, the 10, KHM, KMM, KMG, HH, and the FP share the same basic internal mechanical design with variations here and there.  As far as operation and speed, they are all mostly the same, and all very very exceptional.  The FP was introduced in six lovely colors, in Pica (FPP), Elite (FPE) and other variations such as cursive (FPS).  The model above is the Pearl Gray, with a Pica (10cpi) standard typeface.

I got this machine essentially for free at a local antiques dealer, It was being sold from a bank in Lisle, the headquarter town of the Ames Supply Co, known among the typewriter folks for their parts and tool manuals.  It was working well, with minimal issues, so I took to home with me to clean it up.

Dismantling these machines is much like most other Royal Standards.  The two side panels pop out, the front unscrews at the top and three on the bottom, and the ribbon cover can be removed by the two screws on the hinges.  The rear panel also comes off by removing the top part behind the carriage, and the two screws below it.  The side panels underneath the carriage come of with two screws each.

My job was easy this time around.  I just had to drown it in denatured alcohol (note other alcohols don't cut grease).  While I was taking it apart I found a torn address slip stuffed inside, with nothing written on it.  Aside from that I was forced to make the conclusion that bankers use incredibly vast amounts of white-out.


Just needed a final polish and a wipedown on the keys and I was done.






Gorgeous text.



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