1940 Remington Portable 5 #V1124105
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Richard Polt (richardpolt)
Created: 04-02-2016 at 01:12PM
Last Edit: 04-21-2017 at 11:36AM
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Description:
You don't see these every day. This is the first one on the Database.
This variant of the model 5 has no tabulator or self-starter; no margin release button; no bicolor ribbon; no right margin stop or bell; and no carriage lock. There is no scale, but only a red line to indicate the center of the platen.
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Hunter: Richard Polt (richardpolt)
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