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1922 Remington Portable Serial # NE20872 1922 Remington Portable typewriter, Serial # NE20872 Brian Decker's 1922 Remington Portable typewriter. 2026-08-01 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Brian Decker: 1922 Remington Portable Serial # NE20872 2026-AUG-01, Gallery Creation. An eBay sighting of an August 1922 Remington Portable, perhaps unremarkable, except inasmuch as its serial number is only 5 units away from the 1922 Rem Portable in my collection (#NE20877; see linked gallery), indicating they likely were manufactured on the same day in August of 1922. Also, the listing photos show clearly that there are no foundry markings on the type slugs, consistent with my remarks about my own example. The seller is "artifacts2vintage" in Burns, OR. Asking $288 which is aspirational for this machine; also, the seller has it misrepresented as a 1927 Portable No. 2 and a "Germany Duo Tone". Not sure where they got that description for this machine.

1922 Remington Portable #NE20872

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 08-01-2026 at 09:27AM
Last Edit: 08-01-2026 at 11:49AM

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2026-AUG-01, Gallery Creation. An eBay sighting of an August 1922 Remington Portable, perhaps unremarkable, except inasmuch as its serial number is only 5 units away from the 1922 Rem Portable in my collection (#NE20877; see linked gallery), indicating they likely were manufactured on the same day in August of 1922. Also, the listing photos show clearly that there are no foundry markings on the type slugs, consistent with my remarks about my own example. The seller is "artifacts2vintage" in Burns, OR. Asking $288 which is aspirational for this machine; also, the seller has it misrepresented as a 1927 Portable No. 2 and a "Germany Duo Tone". Not sure where they got that description for this machine.

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Front, slightly left, paper inserted.
Front, slightly left, paper inserted.

Full type basket.
Full type basket.

Detail of Rem typewriter decal and left end of type basket.
Detail of Rem typewriter decal and left end of type basket.

Rem name decal and right half of type basket, showing slugs lacking foundry marks.
Rem name decal and right half of type basket, showing slugs lacking foundry marks.

Keyboard.
Keyboard.

Front close-up with typebars extended.
Front close-up with typebars extended.

Forward right quadrant view.
Forward right quadrant view.

Right broadside, typebars retracted.
Right broadside, typebars retracted.

Right broadside, typebars extended.
Right broadside, typebars extended.

Right aft quadrant view.
Right aft quadrant view.

Serial number.
Serial number.

Rear.
Rear.

Left carriage end.
Left carriage end.

Left aft quadrant, carriage over.
Left aft quadrant, carriage over.

Left aft quadrant, carriage centered.
Left aft quadrant, carriage centered.

Left slightly aft.
Left slightly aft.

Machine side-by-side with case top.
Machine side-by-side with case top.

Case.
Case.

Case back.
Case back.

Case underside.
Case underside.

eBay main listing page.
eBay main listing page.

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.


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