1940 Remington Deluxe Model 5 #CB57925
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Daniel Burgoyne (Ixzed23)
Created: 01-05-2022 at 12:35PM
Last Edit: 10-26-2024 at 01:18PM
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Description:
Bought or obtained second hand by my father in Longueuil, Québec, sometime in the 1960's for his own personal and business use. This machine remained in my family since then. It is the first typewriter I typed on, as a teenager.
Works perfectly even if it is a 82 year-old typewriter. Both original spool covers are present and, strangely, both spools (of a smaller size specifically for the family of these models) are punched with the words "RIGHT TOP". This does not negatively affect the function of the spool mounted on the left-hand side of the machine as the ribbon is clipped to the core. Good paint condition except on the front corners of the shell.
The case is in good condition, it only lost a bit of its black shine on the base from friction due to the machine being used while still in the base.
Made in Canada, only Deluxe Model 5 with a French Canadian keyboard on the TWDB.
The Remingtons are the only typewriters, in my collection, where the dead key must be pressed after the vowel is typed. The dead key type bar is offset to the left side, to type above the vowel, after the carriage has moved. For all my other machines, one presses the dead key first to print the accent, then press the vowel after. I added photos of this process below. Note the offset type slug for the dead key.
It types easily, thanks to a responsive, snappy touch. Pica 10 cpi typeface. The Deluxe Model 5 has a "Self Starter" tabulating key that moves the carriage by 5 positions with each key stroke from any starting position. The selector button front and center of the shell is the touch control.
I cleaned the machine after taking these photos and found years of rubber eraser debris under the paper pan. The back rollers now have new rubber sourced from automotive tubing and the front rollers have Viton tubing from a hobby store selling supplies for nitromethanol engines for radio-controlled airplanes, buggies and race cars.
The paper pan is held in place by two pins connected the the front rollers bracket that can be removed by reaching under the carriage.
Typeface Specimen:
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Hunter: Daniel Burgoyne (Ixzed23)
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Bonjour! I am from the region of Montreal, Quebec and moved to Ottawa, Ontario in 1992.
Amateur watchmaker and machinist, I love anything mechanical, hydraulic or electric. I have restored American and Canadian clocks and small lathes, milling machines and a jig bore.
Most of my typewriters have French Canadian QWERTY keyboards, with some exception for rare finds.
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