1922 Remington Portable #NE20877

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 01-18-2026 at 09:21AM
Last Edit: 01-18-2026 at 09:29AM

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2026-01-18 Gallery Creation. This is another one of my eight first-generation Remington portables. The serial number indicates a manufacture date of August 1922, and it's clear that the right-hand shift key was implemented by this time. Though my records are lost for this machine, it was one of the series of Remington portables that I purchased via eBay from mid-2001 through mid-2002, as part of an effort to find machines with all the earliest features. Obviously, this was not one of those, and so I believe I acquired this early in that time period, probably mid-2001.

I have had the carriage off this machine for at least 12 years at this point. I managed to separate the roller bearings from the carriage rails, which is perhaps not advisable unless one is doing a complete tear-down. Therefore, with this machine, if I ever get around to it, I'll probably disassemble it completely, built it back up with new rubber parts and proper cleaning, and re-paint the body. I have two sets of new decals for Remington portables that I bought from a guy based in Peru. This machine is a prime candidate to use one of those sets.

Although I can't produce a typing sample currently, the typeface is clearly Pica.

Typeface Specimen:

Photos:

Top view, carriage off.

Machine with its case.

Detail of Remington typewriter decal.

Detail of Remington Portable decal.

Ribbon spools that came with the machine; both labelled "Right Top".

Carriage and platen removed from body.

Back side of carriage.

Carriage bearings, View #1

Carriage bearings, View #2

Serial number.

Right Quadrant view.

Right View.

Rear View with carriage removed.

Type slug detail.

Underside.

Left View.

Left Quadrant View.

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. I still have my collection of around 57 machines, and now I have a renewed interest in getting some of them in good working and cosmetic order.