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1927 Remington Portable Serial # NL 75171 1927 Remington Portable typewriter, Serial # NL 75171 Zigmund Hostutler's 1927 Remington Portable typewriter. 2024-09-18 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Zigmund Hostutler: 1927 Remington Portable Serial # NL 75171 Acquired January 2018. Pica, custom keyboard layout.

This typewriter was one of my first online purchases. What immediately catches one’s attention in person is the case: it is plastered with old steamship labels. Two from the Cunard White Star Line, two from the Canadian Pacific Line, and one from the Netherland Line (“N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland”).

I don’t have many details about who the lady who owned this typewriter was or when she went on her adventure. But what I do know is she traveled aboard the SS Empress of Canada and returned from England aboard the RMS Queen Mary on October 18, 1947. She traveled in First Class. The Cunard label says “Stateroom Baggage” -indicating she wanted her typewriter in her cabin to use it.

Additionally, this Remington includes a couple of uncommon features. The keyboard is a custom job, including a 1, a British pound sign, and an asterisk. The pound sign (#) is missing. The custom typeslugs bear the same foundry markings and comparable soldering work to the rest of the keyboard. Likely was ordered custom from Remington. Finally, the platen features card-holding prongs. The platen was recovered in 2018 by J. J. Short.

1927 Remington Portable #NL 75171

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Zigmund Hostutler (Qwerpty)
Created: 09-18-2024 at 11:56AM
Last Edit: 09-18-2024 at 08:48PM

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Acquired January 2018. Pica, custom keyboard layout.

This typewriter was one of my first online purchases. What immediately catches one’s attention in person is the case: it is plastered with old steamship labels. Two from the Cunard White Star Line, two from the Canadian Pacific Line, and one from the Netherland Line (“N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland”).

I don’t have many details about who the lady who owned this typewriter was or when she went on her adventure. But what I do know is she traveled aboard the SS Empress of Canada and returned from England aboard the RMS Queen Mary on October 18, 1947. She traveled in First Class. The Cunard label says “Stateroom Baggage” -indicating she wanted her typewriter in her cabin to use it.

Additionally, this Remington includes a couple of uncommon features. The keyboard is a custom job, including a 1, a British pound sign, and an asterisk. The pound sign (#) is missing. The custom typeslugs bear the same foundry markings and comparable soldering work to the rest of the keyboard. Likely was ordered custom from Remington. Finally, the platen features card-holding prongs. The platen was recovered in 2018 by J. J. Short.

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"RMS Queen Mary (Cunard White Star Line) 81235 Gross Tons, 1019,5 feet length" This is a postcard of the Queen Mary on her maiden voyage in 1936. QM had served as a troopship during the war, before returning to passenger service in summer 1947.
"RMS Queen Mary (Cunard White Star Line) 81235 Gross Tons, 1019,5 feet length" This is a postcard of the Queen Mary on her maiden voyage in 1936. QM had served as a troopship during the war, before returning to passenger service in summer 1947.

Hunter: Zigmund Hostutler (Qwerpty)

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