1948 Remington KMC #JT1354765

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Kevin Stallaert (KStallaert)
Created: 08-23-2022 at 11:55AM
Last Edit: 08-23-2022 at 12:12PM

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Description:

I got this machine not long after I had required my parts machine. I didn't know it was a parts machine before I had found this one. Although it had some issues (quite a few screws missing, KMC system not functional for the right margin, fully rusted papaer shield, lots of rust in other spots too), I really wanted to get this machine back to working condition. I took a while, but now this heavy machine is typing once more. No retirement for this office machine!

Just like Richard Polt's machine, this typewriter has a decimal tabulator and the serial number starts with the prefix "JT" instead of the regular versions "J".

Typeface Specimen:

Links:

• Remington KMC user manual (from Richard Polt's website)
• Remington KMC control diagram (from Richard Polt's website)
• Remington KMC service manual (from Richard Polt's website)
• Review of this machine
• Taking apart this machine for servicing
• Cleaning crinkle paint of this machine
• Cleaning chrome ringed plastic keys of this machine
• Fued between Remington and Royal over the margin system

Photos:

Right side of the machine.

Front-right side of the typewriter.

Front view of this KMC

Front left view of the typewriter

Left side of this KMC. I love those blue pinstripes!

Backside of this machine

Under the hood. The dead key is shaped in such a way that the accents appear over the last typed letter. Which is different from most typebar machines I have used so far (usually it's typing the dead key first, followed by the character where the accent should be placed on).

Serial number location (move platen to the left)

A serviced machine and a parts machine means I have two different platens for this machine!

Ribbon cover removed

Quality control sheet of this typewriter

Hunter: Kevin Stallaert (KStallaert)

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I fell into the typewriter rabbit hole due to nostalgia: I used to have a massive Olympia SG1 when I was a kid. It formed my typing habits, which is why I am called a "furious typer" by my coworkers. Came across the r/typewriters page on Reddit which rekindled my love for these wonderful machines. Lets just hope I don't start pushing screens off my desk when I reach the end of a line...

I also have a modest Youtube channel where I document the progress of my typewriter journey: https://www.youtube.com/@Slug_Life