1923 Remington Portable #NA33211

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 06-02-2026 at 04:01PM
Last Edit: 06-02-2026 at 04:15PM

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Description:

2026-JUN-02, Original Gallery Creation. Another Remington Portable popped up on eBay, with a good image of the serial number, #NA33211 (December 1923). This one was listed on 6/1/26, with a starting bid of $45.00; no bids yet, as of this gallery creation. The location is Redwood City, CA, and the seller is "klunker52", who has 1724 reviews 100% positive.

One point of interest is that a typing sample is provided, the typeface is pica, and the type slugs actually have foundry marks indicating so. My 1922 example (#NE20877, August 1922, see linked gallery) does not have any foundry markings on the type slugs, so it appears this was yet another of the many subtle changes that occurred over the 1920-1924 Remington Portable #1 series. I do not personally own any Remington Portable #1 machines between #NE20877 (August 1922) and #NV42665 (July 1924); my 1922 machine has no foundry marks, and my 1924 machine has Elite foundry marks. It should be possible to narrow down the transition by examining more 1922-1923 examples, as the opportunity comes up.

Typeface Specimen:

Links:

• Gallery for my #NE20877 (AUG 1922) - no foundry marks, pica typeface

Photos:

Keyboard.

Type basket. From the eBay listing, if one clicks "magnify", it can be seen that the slugs have pica foundry marks.

Right.

Right rear, with typebars extended.

Rear view, typebars extended.

Rear view, typebars retracted.

Rear view, higher elevation viewpoint.

Left rear view with typebars extended.

Left-side view.

Serial number.

Underside of base. This typewriter does NOT have its case top.

Main eBay listing.

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.