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1949 Rheinmetall KsT Serial # 271927 1949 Rheinmetall KsT typewriter, Serial # 271927 Brian Decker's 1949 Rheinmetall KsT typewriter. 2026-09-03 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Brian Decker: 1949 Rheinmetall KsT Serial # 271927 2026-SEP-03, Gallery Creation.

This typewriter is from the Mike Meakin collection. Mike was the owner of Abacus Office Machines in Spokane, WA, which he started in 1961. Mike retired in 1992, leaving the operation of the business to his children. In addition to running a successful office machine business, Mike was an avid typewriter and adding machine collector, whose collection grew to over 450 machines over time. Mike passed away in 2025, and his children are now gradually selling off his collection. His daughter, Trudy, has graciously allowed me to create TWDB galleries for Mike's machines, to add to our knowledge base.

This Rheinmetall portable appears to be a KsT model. It was listed on eBay, and sold on 8/31/2026. There is only one other machine currently with a TWDB gallery that I could find with the "P.J.B." badging; that's #271524, a close serial number, owned by Reinier Verkleij (DonaldDutchie). The next higher serial number for a KsT in TWDB, #272349, does NOT have the PJB badge. This machine (#271927) has a QWERTY keyboard layout, as well as an "ij" key, so I would guess this example was intended for sale in a Dutch-language market.

1949 Rheinmetall KsT #271927

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 09-03-2026 at 06:22PM
Last Edit: 09-03-2026 at 06:47PM

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2026-SEP-03, Gallery Creation.

This typewriter is from the Mike Meakin collection. Mike was the owner of Abacus Office Machines in Spokane, WA, which he started in 1961. Mike retired in 1992, leaving the operation of the business to his children. In addition to running a successful office machine business, Mike was an avid typewriter and adding machine collector, whose collection grew to over 450 machines over time. Mike passed away in 2025, and his children are now gradually selling off his collection. His daughter, Trudy, has graciously allowed me to create TWDB galleries for Mike's machines, to add to our knowledge base.

This Rheinmetall portable appears to be a KsT model. It was listed on eBay, and sold on 8/31/2026. There is only one other machine currently with a TWDB gallery that I could find with the "P.J.B." badging; that's #271524, a close serial number, owned by Reinier Verkleij (DonaldDutchie). The next higher serial number for a KsT in TWDB, #272349, does NOT have the PJB badge. This machine (#271927) has a QWERTY keyboard layout, as well as an "ij" key, so I would guess this example was intended for sale in a Dutch-language market.

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P. J. B. decal. #271524 (Donald Dutchie gallery) is the only other Rheinmetall KsT with the P. J. B. badging in TWDB as far as I can tell, as of 9/3/26.
P. J. B. decal. #271524 (Donald Dutchie gallery) is the only other Rheinmetall KsT with the P. J. B. badging in TWDB as far as I can tell, as of 9/3/26.

Rheinmetall-Borsig decal.
Rheinmetall-Borsig decal.

Keyboard and type basket, oblique top-down view.
Keyboard and type basket, oblique top-down view.

Keyboard and front-cover decal.
Keyboard and front-cover decal.

Paper table decal.
Paper table decal.

Front right end in case.
Front right end in case.

Right ribbon spool cover.
Right ribbon spool cover.

Front right tilt perspective.
Front right tilt perspective.

Serial number.
Serial number.

Right broadside.
Right broadside.

L-S switch.
L-S switch.

Aft-right carriage latch.
Aft-right carriage latch.

Aft.
Aft.

Aft-left carriage latch.
Aft-left carriage latch.

Left carriage end.
Left carriage end.

Left carriage end, carriage return lever, top-down.
Left carriage end, carriage return lever, top-down.

Left ribbon spool cover.
Left ribbon spool cover.

Forward left quadrant.
Forward left quadrant.

Underside.
Underside.

Case.
Case.

Case bottom.
Case bottom.

eBay main listing page.
eBay main listing page.

eBay sold listing page.
eBay sold listing page.

Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)

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My interest in typewriters started in 1997, when I was in graduate school at the University of Georgia. I purchased and read Darryl Rehr's book, joined ETC, and started reaching out to known collectors. I had several email interchanges with Richard Polt dating from that period. I also bought some of my first machines from Bob Aubert, and visited him at his home twice. After marriage and relocation to New England, I continued visiting antique shops and eBay, until other priorities put my typewriter hobby on hiatus around 2008.

In late 2024, I started up again, working on my machines and having some of them serviced professionally by New England Typewriter (NET) LLC (Merrimack, NH), until they closed their doors in December of 2025. Since mid-2025, I have been adding to my collection again, first with a Hermes 3000 purchase from NET, then with various auctions and purchases on eBay, when I find something that catches my eye.


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