1955 Remington Travel-Riter #TR 124166
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
Created: 02-04-2025 at 06:14PM
Last Edit: 02-04-2025 at 06:14PM
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Purchased December 2023. One of the dirtiest typewriters I've ever bought. This typewriter didn't have the top half of its case, so it was exposed to dust and dirt for decades. Surprisingly, it worked pretty well, even before cleaning. I cleaned it up and got it working well. For an ultraportable, it had a nice heavy feel to it.
Sold December 2023.
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Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 526
I "accidentally" started collecting typwriters in the fall of 2020. After my daughter got one cheap at a junk shop, and hearing that she intended to use it to write some old fashioned snail-mail letters to friends, I decided to get "a" typewriter myself to do the same. The first one was a real lucky break: a pristine 1950 Smith-Corona Sterling in perfect condition. From there I got interested in other brands and in refurbishing dirty and forgotten machines. I've had 65+ typewriters at this point, passing many along to excited new owners to keep my collection hovering around 20 machines.
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