1934 Remington Noiseless Portable #N51957
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
Created: 08-30-2023 at 08:40AM
Last Edit: 08-30-2023 at 08:42AM
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Description:
Here’s a gorgeous 1934 Remington Noiseless Portable typewriter. It looks fantastic! It types… well… not fantastic (which is reflected in the price). Makes a wonderful display piece of home decor!
Mechanically, it operates quite well, aside from one rather glaring flaw:
Upon disassembly for cleaning and servicing, it became clear that the fold-down carriage-return lever which SHOULD advance to the next line was not advancing to the next line. The culprit—as shown in the pictures—is that there is a super-tiny wire spring within the line advancement pawl that has become tucked inside (circled). Without that tiny spring doing it’s job, the pawl is not pressed against the platen ratchet, and therefore does not advance the platen to the next line.
As a work-around, you can just advance to the next line manually with the carriage knobs. With a new ribbon installed, it still delivers type, as you can see with the type sample… but it is certainly not the kind of machine that you’d want to use for extended writing sessions.
Formerly of the Bob Aubert collection of Delran, NJ (July 2023).
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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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