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1936 Remington Portable 5 Serial # V845505 1936 Remington Portable 5 typewriter, Serial # V845505 James Gifford's 1936 Remington Portable 5 typewriter. 2017-04-21 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of James Gifford: 1936 Remington Portable 5 Serial # V845505 I was meeting with a picker having seen the photos of the several typewriters I was buying from him, and he had picked this one up on his way. I was stunned by the two-tone green and black paint. The green, which is darker in person than it is in the photos, is almost a hunter green, and is so vibrant that I thought this might be a repaint, but it looks original. I assumed the small, reddish patches (in the photos) were minor rust, but they seem to be on the surface of the paint, though I daren't rub them off for fear of damaging the paint. The drawstring needs to be replaced, which is why the picker unloaded it to me at the price he did. I'll add the repair to my list of winter projects. I love the Self-Starter key. I half-expected to start writing my novel when I pressed it.

1936 Remington Portable 5 #V845505

Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Gifford (giffer)
Created: 10-30-2016 at 11:19AM
Last Edit: 04-21-2017 at 11:38AM

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I was meeting with a picker having seen the photos of the several typewriters I was buying from him, and he had picked this one up on his way. I was stunned by the two-tone green and black paint. The green, which is darker in person than it is in the photos, is almost a hunter green, and is so vibrant that I thought this might be a repaint, but it looks original. I assumed the small, reddish patches (in the photos) were minor rust, but they seem to be on the surface of the paint, though I daren't rub them off for fear of damaging the paint. The drawstring needs to be replaced, which is why the picker unloaded it to me at the price he did. I'll add the repair to my list of winter projects. I love the Self-Starter key. I half-expected to start writing my novel when I pressed it.

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The serial number's tucked away behind the right key bank. Self Starter!
The serial number's tucked away behind the right key bank. Self Starter!

Hunter: James Gifford (giffer)

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I am a writer and book editor as well as a collector of typewriters. It started with an Hermes 3000 desktop, which I stupidly sold last year, but now another sits on my desk for typing envelopes with a beautiful sans serif typeface. I type every day on different machines in my collection, which stands at about 60 at the moment. Favourites include my two 3000s, a 1930s Smith-Corona Silent, the Olivetti Studio 44 (red case), and a crinkle, chrome-encircled Royal Quiet Deluxe. I have also been finding very inexpensive Royal 10s of late; I currently own three, two from the 1910s and the other a later model, and another (1931) I sold to a friend at cost for his son, who appreciates vintage things. I am always on the lookout for new and interesting machines and often trade or sell to try new models. Living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.


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