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1939 Remington 17 Serial # J112381 1939 Remington 17 typewriter, Serial # J112381 Mark Schrad's 1939 Remington 17 typewriter. 2024-09-12 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Mark Schrad: 1939 Remington 17 Serial # J112381 Here's a curious machine: a pre-WWII Remington Standard 17 with a tan/brown crinkle-paint finish. It has the neat flip-up ribbon-spool covers, which they only made for one year, before redesigning the lid to cover the spools in their entirety. It was purchased from a fellow typewriter collector in Wilmington, DE in September, 2024.

What makes it especially interesting is that it was formerly owned by a NASA scientist, who--for whatever reason--kept a heavy weighted rock attached to the left carriage knob. Given his occupation, there's some suspicion that it is part of a meteorite, but could just as easily be black tourmaline (which is used for calming the mind, focus, and energy... as I am told.)

1939 Remington 17 #J112381

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
Created: 09-12-2024 at 10:32AM
Last Edit: 09-12-2024 at 10:33AM

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Here's a curious machine: a pre-WWII Remington Standard 17 with a tan/brown crinkle-paint finish. It has the neat flip-up ribbon-spool covers, which they only made for one year, before redesigning the lid to cover the spools in their entirety. It was purchased from a fellow typewriter collector in Wilmington, DE in September, 2024.

What makes it especially interesting is that it was formerly owned by a NASA scientist, who--for whatever reason--kept a heavy weighted rock attached to the left carriage knob. Given his occupation, there's some suspicion that it is part of a meteorite, but could just as easily be black tourmaline (which is used for calming the mind, focus, and energy... as I am told.)

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