1921 Remington Portable #NK11177
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 06-28-2026 at 02:48PM
Last Edit: 06-28-2026 at 02:58PM
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Description:
2026-JUN-28, Original Gallery Creation. I have purchased three typewriters recently from "fairfaxoldstuff" on eBay (Robert Smudde). He is clearing out his collection, or part of it, in preparation to retire and move away (so he has told me). Today, he listed this very interesting early Remington Portable, #NK11177 (April 1921). It is interesting because it was configured for sale in western Canada, specifically the province of Saskatchewan. This is the earliest foreign-market specimen of this make that I have seen. Remington was just starting to ramp up production to meet rapidly growing demand for this model around this time. Robert Smudde has this priced to sell, at $38.00 Buy-It-Now, so I suppose it won't last long on eBay. I probably won't go for this one, but I appreciate its historical significance. Another interesting observation is that they apparently used separate punches for the first two "1" characters, versus the third "1" character, in the serial number, #NK11177.
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Links:
- 1920 Rem Portable #NA00317 also from fairfaxoldstuff on eBay
- 1921 Rem Portable #NX13194 also from fairfaxoldstuff on eBay
- Remington Porto-Rite SR5062 also from fairfaxoldstuff on eBay
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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.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Remington Portable on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Remington Serial Number page and the Remington Portable By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
