1956 Remington Office-Riter #ER 29889313
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 03-10-2024 at 07:45PM
Last Edit: 09-24-2024 at 03:26PM
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No case queen this one. In fact there was no case. This was a small town reporter's machine and had seen some use. The finish was/is rough and these era Remingtons don't respond well to heavy cleaning needs in my experience. Usually I'd walk away, however, it was a package deal for every typer in the house and the pickers could only weep. With the aggregate group price it would have been a shame to split up the family anyway.
As expected, the thin crinkle was not going to clean up to a consistent color and was gone in a number of places. So I stripped it off with LT and now it looks good from 3ft in it's multi-shaded glory. A few bits from a parts machine, because this one had seen the shop table a few times. Despite being used hard and having a beat up platen, everything works exactly like you'd expect. No skips and all functions good to go Houston.
534 typeface? 10 cpi.
As usual, Remington spent a ton of money on newspaper ads. $20 more for an O-R. I wonder what their cooperate breakout was? As in firearms vs office equipment? Who carried who?
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandparents had a No 5. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! A casual interest in typewriters started with a garage sale 3 bank simply because it said Underwood on it. Typewriters were found here and there , but I wasn't actively looking for them. The long dormant collecting tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved.
Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose. My goal is type tested machines. My interests are not isolated to anyone area. For example, I am a big fan of Smith Corona electrics, mid century electrics and all things Royal.
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