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
![1948 #JT1354765](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g_remington_18680_1661280918.jpg)
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:
![](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/tremington_18680_1661280919.jpg)
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. Right side of the machine.](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g18680_121272__121272_1661281695.jpg)
![Front-right side of the typewriter. Front-right side of the typewriter.](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g18680_121273__121273_1661281740.jpg)
![Front view of this KMC Front view of this KMC](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g18680_121274__121274_1661281789.jpg)
![Front left view of the typewriter Front left view of the typewriter](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g18680_121275__121275_1661281817.jpg)
![Left side of this KMC. I love those blue pinstripes! Left side of this KMC. I love those blue pinstripes!](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g18680_121276__121276_1661281849.jpg)
![Backside of this machine Backside of this machine](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g18680_121271__121271_1661281670.jpg)
![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). 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).](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g18680_121270__121270_1661281651.jpg)
![Serial number location (move platen to the left) Serial number location (move platen to the left)](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g18680_121269__121269_1661281559.jpg)
![A serviced machine and a parts machine means I have two different platens for this machine! A serviced machine and a parts machine means I have two different platens for this machine!](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g18680_121268__121268_1661281533.jpg)
![Ribbon cover removed Ribbon cover removed](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g18680_121267__121267_1661281432.jpg)
![Quality control sheet of this typewriter Quality control sheet of this typewriter](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g18680_121266__121266_1661281399.jpg)
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
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