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1908 Remington 6 Serial # 172388 1908 Remington 6 typewriter, Serial # 172388 Mac Derscheid's 1908 Remington 6 typewriter. 2025-01-13 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Mac Derscheid: 1908 Remington 6 Serial # 172388 The only understroke machine I own. Purchased years ago for $20 from someone who found it in a barn. Unbelievably poor condition, but it is currently in pieces as I (slowly) restore it.

1908 Remington 6 #172388

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mac Derscheid (mderscheid)
Created: 01-13-2025 at 02:48PM
Last Edit: 01-13-2025 at 02:53PM


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The only understroke machine I own. Purchased years ago for $20 from someone who found it in a barn. Unbelievably poor condition, but it is currently in pieces as I (slowly) restore it.

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Don't worry, every individual piece was meticulously documented. I've taken well over 600 clearly-labeled photos so far!
Don't worry, every individual piece was meticulously documented. I've taken well over 600 clearly-labeled photos so far!

Hunter: Mac Derscheid (mderscheid)

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My first experience with a typewriter came when I was around 6 years old, every time I visited my grandmother I would go type on her Smith Corona electronic typewriter. Back in early 2012, my mother stumbled across the USBTypewriter project, and I was hooked instantly. I quickly bought a kit, and in June 2012 I purchased the machine to be used with it: my beautiful late model Royal 10. Later that year I stopped at an antique store, and found another machine: this time a Remington Rand Model 7. I thought I would buy just one more. Then later, one more. And then one more. Pretty soon I amassed around 30 machines, and that number is still growing today! I hope to get them all uploaded here soon so that I actually have a count on my typewriters, because I lost count long ago.



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