1921 Remington Portable #NX13158

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 05-04-2026 at 03:30PM
Last Edit: 05-04-2026 at 03:39PM

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Description:

2026-MAY-04, Gallery Creation. The same eBay seller, "fairfaxoldstuff", listed another early Remington Portable several hours after I purchased #NX13194 (see linked gallery). This one, #NX13158, is only 36 units away from the one I purchased, and it also looks to be in pretty decent shape, albeit once again without ribbon spools. He listed this second one a little after 8pm EDT yesterday, 5/3/26, and within a couple hours it had been sold; same "Buy It Now" price of $38 as for the one I picked up.

I messaged the seller, and it turns out he has collected typewriters (apparently mostly or entirely Remington portables) for many years. Now, he is retiring soon, and planning to move, so he's starting to clear out at least some of his collection. Unfortunately, it does not seem that the seller included an image of the serial number in the photo set for this eBay listing.

Typeface Specimen:

Links:

• Gallery for #NX13194, purchased from the same eBay seller on 5/3/26

Photos:

Mail listing image from eBay.

Remington typewriter decal.

Keyboard.

Remington name decal.

Left carriage and spool mount.

Ribbon vibrator.

Right carriage and spool mount.

Right side view, typebars extended.

Right carriage-end closeup.

Rear view.

Rear close-up of type basket.

Left carriage end detail.

Left side view, typebars extended.

Case front.

Case rear.

Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)

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My interest in typewriters started in 1997, when I was in graduate school at the University of Georgia. I purchased and read Darryl Rehr's book, joined ETC, and started reaching out to known collectors. I had several email interchanges with Richard Polt dating from that period. I also bought some of my first machines from Bob Aubert, and visited him at his home twice. After marriage and relocation to New England, I continued visiting antique shops and eBay, until other priorities put my typewriter hobby on hiatus around 2008.

In late 2024, I started up again, working on my machines and having some of them serviced professionally by New England Typewriter (NET) LLC (Merrimack, NH), until they closed their doors in December of 2025. Since mid-2025, I have been adding to my collection again, first with a Hermes 3000 purchase from NET, then with various auctions and purchases on eBay, when I find something that catches my eye.