1939 Remington Portable 5 #CB59027
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Gifford (giffer)
Created: 02-15-2017 at 09:31AM
Last Edit: 02-15-2017 at 04:06PM
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Description:
I believe this is a "streamlined" Remington Rand Model 5, judging by the database. It's a sweet (if stinky) machine that I picked up from a lady about an hour away. It types fine but the platen won't grip the paper to advance the page, at least not consistently. This isn't as nice as some of the Remington 5s I've had, but it's still a good machine.
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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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