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1952 Remington Super-Riter Serial # J2388244 1952 Remington Super-Riter typewriter, Serial # J2388244 Suzanne LaPierre's 1952 Remington Super-Riter typewriter. 2025-02-08 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Suzanne LaPierre: 1952 Remington Super-Riter Serial # J2388244 This typer has a mysterious background! It was found hidden behind a wall in a secret room of a 1957 house that had belonged to a retired FBI agent. He was the original owner of the house. The new owners knocked down a wall to do renovations and found it there in 2025. They listed it on Facebook Marketplace ($30 OBO) with a video of where it was found. When I asked whether it worked and gave some tips on how to move the carriage that seemed to be stuck, they said: "just take it for free." So I did. I have cleaned it up and all the parts seem to work except for a detached typebar for the +/- key. The carriage is slow to shift between upper case and lower case, though, which I am still investigating. The typeface sample is made with the ancient ribbon found in the machine - new ribbon on order!

1952 Remington Super-Riter #J2388244

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Suzanne LaPierre (BookMouser)
Created: 02-08-2025 at 08:57AM
Last Edit: 02-08-2025 at 09:05AM

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This typer has a mysterious background! It was found hidden behind a wall in a secret room of a 1957 house that had belonged to a retired FBI agent. He was the original owner of the house. The new owners knocked down a wall to do renovations and found it there in 2025. They listed it on Facebook Marketplace ($30 OBO) with a video of where it was found. When I asked whether it worked and gave some tips on how to move the carriage that seemed to be stuck, they said: "just take it for free." So I did. I have cleaned it up and all the parts seem to work except for a detached typebar for the +/- key. The carriage is slow to shift between upper case and lower case, though, which I am still investigating. The typeface sample is made with the ancient ribbon found in the machine - new ribbon on order!

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This shows the Remington as found behind a wall.
This shows the Remington as found behind a wall.

Hunter: Suzanne LaPierre (BookMouser)

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I am a librarian, artist, writer, and co-author of the book Desegregation in Northern Virginia Libraries (The History Press, 2023). I like to write letters and poems and make type-doodles on my typewriters. Currently my collection is centered around midcentury models.


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