Acquired via thrift on 2026-02-06. This machine continues my typewriter collection theme for 2026: hunting for great machines with less common typefaces. Gothic was an older word meaning san-serif. The “double” portion means that it’s two sets of capital letter forms.
(Sorry James…)
The white correction tape message typed (assuredly not by me!!) onto the platen was a sure sign this thrifted typewriter was destined for my collection.
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Typewriter Resources Some of my favorite typewriter information and resources sites: Typewriter Database Print Repair Manuals Digital [.pdf] Repair Manuals Richard Polt’s Classic Typewriter site…
Ok, so that looks like a pretty uncommon typeface to find on a Royal as well…
Hard to say if this is Manifold as it looks like this is an older machine and this list is from ’64, but that’s a dope font regardless. Nice damn scoop, OP!
Kirk: First, solid Royal identification, though the typing line indicator and spring loaded card fingers are reasonably distinctive.
Second, nice crack at a typeface identification for such a limited sample. I pegged it as Royal Pica Double Gothic because the M is slightly more rounded at the top, the A in Manifold is flat rather than sharp, and the 2, 3, and 7 are all more distinctive, though not seen in the original, limited “sample” you saw.
For those who like to play “name that typeface”, above is a full preliminary (pre-servicing) sample from this Royal HHS if you want to make additional guesses. I’ll mention that like many double gothic faces, the numeral 1 is done with a capital “I”, though on this machine the 1 doesn’t have a serif as shown in Ted Monk’s 1964 NOMDA Blue Book.
For the record, most of the slugs have a “PG” foundry mark.
Typewriter Resources Some of my favorite typewriter information and resources sites: Typewriter Database Print Repair Manuals Digital [.pdf] Repair Manuals Richard Polt’s Classic Typewriter site…
That might be a platen worth saving at this point
Ok, so that looks like a pretty uncommon typeface to find on a Royal as well…
Hard to say if this is Manifold as it looks like this is an older machine and this list is from ’64, but that’s a dope font regardless. Nice damn scoop, OP!
https://preview.redd.it/09g03h03lhig1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=f30b599bfdfb3a5005342b50c56dc2ca3230098a
Kirk: First, solid Royal identification, though the typing line indicator and spring loaded card fingers are reasonably distinctive.
Second, nice crack at a typeface identification for such a limited sample. I pegged it as Royal Pica Double Gothic because the M is slightly more rounded at the top, the A in Manifold is flat rather than sharp, and the 2, 3, and 7 are all more distinctive, though not seen in the original, limited “sample” you saw.
For those who like to play “name that typeface”, above is a full preliminary (pre-servicing) sample from this Royal HHS if you want to make additional guesses. I’ll mention that like many double gothic faces, the numeral 1 is done with a capital “I”, though on this machine the 1 doesn’t have a serif as shown in Ted Monk’s 1964 NOMDA Blue Book.
For the record, most of the slugs have a “PG” foundry mark.
Syndicated copies:
Or does it mean that you need to stop sleepwalking to thrift stores? Who knows really?