1923 Remington Portable #NC31412

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 09-24-2026 at 03:57PM
Last Edit: 09-24-2026 at 04:15PM

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Description:

2026-SEP-24, Gallery Creation. Another 1st-generation Remington portable sighting on eBay. Perhaps of interest only to me, but this one has a very clear set of images of the type slugs with their foundry marks (or lack thereof). Seller is "Godfather Pawn 5" based in Port Orange, FL. Format is standard auction, starting bid at $45.99. The seller believes the machine is broken and non-functional.

From the type slug images, the slugs that have foundry marks are indicative of pica. For a later machine in the series (October 1923), quite a few slugs are still devoid of any foundry markings whatsoever. The Y=foundry marks, N=no foundry marks, pattern seems arbitrary across the keyboard rows:

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - Q W E R T Y U I O P (1/2) A S D F G H J K L : @ Z X C V B N M , . ?
Y N N Y N N Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y N Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y N Y Y N Y Y N N Y Y N N Y N

Total with foundry markings (Y) = 24
Total w/o foundry markings (N) = 18

Compared to an earlier example I reported on previously (#NL34985, March 1923; see linked gallery), this one appears to have a much higher proportion of slugs lacking foundry markings.

Typeface Specimen:

Links:

• Remington Portable 1, #NL34985 (March 1923) with many more slugs with foundry marks.

Photos:

Keyboard, left end.

Keyboard, middle range.

Keyboard, right end.

Left broadside.

Left carriage end.

Aft, left-tilt.

Aft at broadside.

Aft, higher angle, with serial number visible.

Aft, right-tilt, with serial number visible.

Full type basket.

Left ribbon spool.

Print point.

Right ribbon spool.

Case front.

Case underside, left.

Case underside, right.

Crop of full type basket.

Crop of left end of type basket.

Crop of left half of type basket.

Crop of middle range of type basket.

Crop of right half of type basket.

Crop of right end of type basket.

Crop of very end of right of type basket.

Crop of very end of left of type basket.

eBay main listing page.

Left top, with partial view of Remington typewriter decal.

Right of top, with view of Remington Portable name decal.

Left end of top.

Left half of top.

Right half of top.

Right end of top.

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.