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1930 Royal P Serial # P247126 1930 Royal P typewriter, Serial # P247126 Fumitaka Hayashi's 1930 Royal P typewriter. 2026-06-16 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Fumitaka Hayashi: 1930 Royal P Serial # P247126 Royal P, from 1930.

I received it as a non-functional display piece.

I eventually worked up the courage to take it off the base. I stared the the mechanism for some time. I poked at what looked like a cushioning pad on the shift lever, and to my surprise a pencil eraser popped out. It seems that some time within the last 96 years, this pencil eraser had fallen into the mechanism, preventing the shift mechanism from being totally shifted or non-shifted. This misaligned the platen so nothing could be typed correctly.
Once the eraser was removed, the lower case worked flawlessly, but the upper case did not work correctly. Eventually I figured out that one of the linkages had been stretched out of shape - most likely during the effort to make it work with the eraser stuck inside. Once I worked up more courage to take off the covering, I was able to get into the mechanism and make the appropriate adjustments. Once I undid some other wrong adjustments, it started working properly.

An interesting detail is a label from Harry's Business Machines of Reno, Nevada. Not sure how it got here in New Jersey.

This was a Facebook Marketplace purchase from Woodcliff Lake, NJ.

1930 Royal P #P247126

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Fumitaka Hayashi (fhayashi)
Created: 06-16-2026 at 05:44PM
Last Edit: 06-16-2026 at 05:58PM

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Royal P, from 1930.

I received it as a non-functional display piece.

I eventually worked up the courage to take it off the base. I stared the the mechanism for some time. I poked at what looked like a cushioning pad on the shift lever, and to my surprise a pencil eraser popped out. It seems that some time within the last 96 years, this pencil eraser had fallen into the mechanism, preventing the shift mechanism from being totally shifted or non-shifted. This misaligned the platen so nothing could be typed correctly.
Once the eraser was removed, the lower case worked flawlessly, but the upper case did not work correctly. Eventually I figured out that one of the linkages had been stretched out of shape - most likely during the effort to make it work with the eraser stuck inside. Once I worked up more courage to take off the covering, I was able to get into the mechanism and make the appropriate adjustments. Once I undid some other wrong adjustments, it started working properly.

An interesting detail is a label from Harry's Business Machines of Reno, Nevada. Not sure how it got here in New Jersey.

This was a Facebook Marketplace purchase from Woodcliff Lake, NJ.

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Union UT 21 - Royal Pica, 10 cpi.
Union UT 21 - Royal Pica, 10 cpi.






Cool label. Same one also inside the case lid. So at one point this Royal P was on the other side of the country. They still seem to exist in Northern Nevada as HBM Technology Partners. Might drop them an e-mail.
Cool label. Same one also inside the case lid. So at one point this Royal P was on the other side of the country. They still seem to exist in Northern Nevada as HBM Technology Partners. Might drop them an e-mail.


Like many cases of this age, the leather handle has gone.
Like many cases of this age, the leather handle has gone.

Hunter: Fumitaka Hayashi (fhayashi)

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Relatively new to collecting. Would like to document my collection.

Planning on sticking to full-sized American machines so I don't spend too much on fancy European portables.


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