1928 Remington Portable #NP89703
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Tom Beauvais (TomA2Mich)
Created: 06-18-2017 at 07:56PM
Last Edit: 02-08-2019 at 01:18PM
![1928 #NP89703](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/gremington _8503_1497840972.jpg)
Description:
Michigan antique mall purchase. A surprise was the machine came in a blue color. Per Richard Polt's The Classic Typewriter Page, Remington Portables, the color name is "Colette and Endowa Blue." The gold leaf lettering on the blue looks nice. A 4-bank with typebar guards. Lever on right side lowers and raises the typebars for putting machine in case and making it operable for typing.
SOLD to a friend 16 Oct 2017.
Typeface Specimen:
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Photos:
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![Typebars lowered with lever at 9 o'clock position for putting in case. Typebars lowered with lever at 9 o'clock position for putting in case.](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g8503_45578_1497841251.jpg)
![Typebars raised with lever at 3 o'clock position. Typebars raised with lever at 3 o'clock position.](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g8503_45579_1497841326.jpg)
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Hunter: Tom Beauvais (TomA2Mich)
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Changed my collecting priorities to portables except the Olympia SG3 with the cyrillic keyboard and my Underwood No. 5--those beasts are too heavy. Sold my earlier typewriters to a friend. I had too many. I use carbon paper for typefaces when the machines have faint ribbons. I take photos with my Canon Powershot SX50HS (50x optical zoom and macro settings). I find it difficult doing typeface specimens since I use a Corsair K70 RGB gaming keyboard plugged into my 15-in Macbook. I got it solely for the deep key travel. I have fun hunting machines in antique malls in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.
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