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1925 Remington Portable 2 Serial # NX52146 1925 Remington Portable 2 typewriter, Serial # NX52146 Brian Decker's 1925 Remington Portable 2 typewriter. 2026-02-22 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Brian Decker: 1925 Remington Portable 2 Serial # NX52146 2026-02-22 Update: Added additional and better images, including macro shots of the type slugs, showing the foundry marks, which I presume represent some variant of Elite typeface. I had a look at my July 1924 Remington Portable, #NV42665, which also has an Elite typeface, and seems to have the same foundry marks. My earlier two Remington Portables on TWDB currently, NE20877 (AUG 1922) and NA14170 (DEC 1921) are Pica, and seem to have no foundry marks at all.

2025-11-30 Gallery Creation: This is my 1925 Remington Model 2 portable typewriter, S/N NX52146 (May 1925). I won it at auction on eBay on 9/30/1998. My winning bid was $33.34, and with shipping at $9.00, my total cost came to $42.34. This machine is in excellent cosmetic condition with great decals. It has not been serviced, except for installation of a fresh ribbon; but it is in reasonable operating condition, except that the lower or "red" bichrome ribbon selector setting produces a two-tone black-red print. It has an Elite typeface. It came with its original case, which came with its original key; there is also a worn-out cleaning brush in the case.

1925 Remington Portable 2 #NX52146

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 11-30-2025 at 09:07PM
Last Edit: 02-22-2026 at 12:57PM

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2026-02-22 Update: Added additional and better images, including macro shots of the type slugs, showing the foundry marks, which I presume represent some variant of Elite typeface. I had a look at my July 1924 Remington Portable, #NV42665, which also has an Elite typeface, and seems to have the same foundry marks. My earlier two Remington Portables on TWDB currently, NE20877 (AUG 1922) and NA14170 (DEC 1921) are Pica, and seem to have no foundry marks at all.

2025-11-30 Gallery Creation: This is my 1925 Remington Model 2 portable typewriter, S/N NX52146 (May 1925). I won it at auction on eBay on 9/30/1998. My winning bid was $33.34, and with shipping at $9.00, my total cost came to $42.34. This machine is in excellent cosmetic condition with great decals. It has not been serviced, except for installation of a fresh ribbon; but it is in reasonable operating condition, except that the lower or "red" bichrome ribbon selector setting produces a two-tone black-red print. It has an Elite typeface. It came with its original case, which came with its original key; there is also a worn-out cleaning brush in the case.

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Top-down view.
Top-down view.

Right quadrant.
Right quadrant.

Left quadrant.
Left quadrant.

Back.
Back.

Decals.
Decals.

Serial Number.
Serial Number.

Case with key.
Case with key.

Typing sample.
Typing sample.

New typing sample, 2/22/2026.
New typing sample, 2/22/2026.

Keyboard.
Keyboard.

Detail of Remington Typewriter graphic decal.
Detail of Remington Typewriter graphic decal.

Detail of Remington Portable name decal.
Detail of Remington Portable name decal.

Front view with paper inserted.
Front view with paper inserted.

Front view closeup with paper inserted.
Front view closeup with paper inserted.

Right quadrant view with paper inserted.
Right quadrant view with paper inserted.

Type slug detail, left end of basket.
Type slug detail, left end of basket.

Type slug detail, middle range of basket.
Type slug detail, middle range of basket.

Type slug detail, right end of basket.
Type slug detail, right end of basket.

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.


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