1929 Remington Portable 3 #V254292
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
Created: 10-12-2024 at 03:44PM
Last Edit: 10-17-2024 at 11:08AM
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Description:
A very nice Remington Portable 3, after a full clean-up and fireside typing session. Purchased from Tikva and Peter Tytell in New York City in September, 2024. The case handle subsequently snapped (fortunately it didn't fall more than an inch or two and there was no damage.).
[Edit: Some super sleuthing by a typewriter friend, we were able to determine that the original owner--one Mrs. Vernie Kay of Los Angeles, California--was listed in the 1930 Western Music and Radio Trades Journal as the piano accompanist for the "World Famous Hollywood Baby Orchestra." A screenshot has been included in the photos below.]
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Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
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Professor of Political Science and Director of Russian Area Studies at Villanova University. Writes about alcohol politics, Russia, and international law when not refurbishing old typewriters.
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