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1956 Remington Standard Serial # J2714469 1956 Remington Standard typewriter, Serial # J2714469 Chris Aldrich's 1956 Remington Standard typewriter. 2024-12-10 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Chris Aldrich: 1956 Remington Standard Serial # J2714469 2024-11-29 Picked up a standard Standard.
2024-12-05 Tested out the Fold-A-Matic feature of the Remington Rand Standard today to effectuate a speedy clean, oil, and adjust! I do wish every typewriter had this feature.
2024-12-10 Installed the last two screws today (a pair of #8-32 3/4" zinc machine screws) to hold the rear cover onto the machine. It's now more than ready for some daily action.

1956 Remington Standard #J2714469

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Chris Aldrich (chrisaldrich)
Created: 11-29-2024 at 09:24PM
Last Edit: 12-10-2024 at 01:19PM

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2024-11-29 Picked up a standard Standard.
2024-12-05 Tested out the Fold-A-Matic feature of the Remington Rand Standard today to effectuate a speedy clean, oil, and adjust! I do wish every typewriter had this feature.
2024-12-10 Installed the last two screws today (a pair of #8-32 3/4" zinc machine screws) to hold the rear cover onto the machine. It's now more than ready for some daily action.

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Oblique angle on the left side of a Remington Standard typewriter. You can't get around the huge carriage return arm.
Oblique angle on the left side of a Remington Standard typewriter. You can't get around the huge carriage return arm.

Sun and shadows play across the hood and badge of a crinkle painted Remington Standard.
Sun and shadows play across the hood and badge of a crinkle painted Remington Standard.

Remington Standard on a box covered desk in a messy garage.
Remington Standard on a box covered desk in a messy garage.

Simple conceptual diagram of the Remington Fold-A-Matic from a typewriter manual selling the benefits of the functionality. Featured is a diagram of red removeable panels followed by a diagram of the blocky typewriter being folded open.
Simple conceptual diagram of the Remington Fold-A-Matic from a typewriter manual selling the benefits of the functionality. Featured is a diagram of red removeable panels followed by a diagram of the blocky typewriter being folded open.

Technical diagram of the rear section of a Remington standard typewriter with indicators of which screws to remove to utilize the Fold-A-Matic functionality of the typewriter. From the Remington Standard Typewriter Repair section of AMES Basic Training Manual for Standard Typewriters by Murray Harris (January, 1968) https://typewriterdatabase.com/1968-Ames_Standard_SVC.remington-repair.manual
Technical diagram of the rear section of a Remington standard typewriter with indicators of which screws to remove to utilize the Fold-A-Matic functionality of the typewriter. From the Remington Standard Typewriter Repair section of AMES Basic Training Manual for Standard Typewriters by Murray Harris (January, 1968) https://typewriterdatabase.com/1968-Ames_Standard_SVC.remington-repair.manual

A hand holding a broken bolt next to the panel hole and typewriter frame into which it would have been screwed.
A hand holding a broken bolt next to the panel hole and typewriter frame into which it would have been screwed.

Remington Standard viewed from above with all it's body panels removed along with several screws removed to allow the Fold-A-Matic functionality to open the rear/carriage of the unit for servicing.
Remington Standard viewed from above with all it's body panels removed along with several screws removed to allow the Fold-A-Matic functionality to open the rear/carriage of the unit for servicing.

Side view of the Remington Fold-A-Matic in action.
Side view of the Remington Fold-A-Matic in action.

View from the back of a Remington Standard with the Fold-A-Matic rear panel opened revealing lots of eraser bits spread over the internals.
View from the back of a Remington Standard with the Fold-A-Matic rear panel opened revealing lots of eraser bits spread over the internals.

View from the back of an opened Remington Standard typewriter with Fold-A-Matic functionality. We see the carriage in the foreground, but we can see into the body of the typewriter's internals.
View from the back of an opened Remington Standard typewriter with Fold-A-Matic functionality. We see the carriage in the foreground, but we can see into the body of the typewriter's internals.

The type basket of a Remington Standard typewriter
The type basket of a Remington Standard typewriter

Eraser bits and dust behind the ribbon vibrator of a Remington Standard typewriter. These parts are imminently more reachable for cleaning with a Fold-A-Matic
Eraser bits and dust behind the ribbon vibrator of a Remington Standard typewriter. These parts are imminently more reachable for cleaning with a Fold-A-Matic

Eraser shavings drifted up on a metal bar on the Remington Standard typewriter
Eraser shavings drifted up on a metal bar on the Remington Standard typewriter

Right side view of the Remington Standard typewriter with the panel removed showing the mechanics of the ribbon selection system. The main pivot has brown grease caked on it.
Right side view of the Remington Standard typewriter with the panel removed showing the mechanics of the ribbon selection system. The main pivot has brown grease caked on it.

Mechanics on the left side of a Remington Standard typewriter with the side panel removed. Several of the pivot points have brown grease caked up on them.
Mechanics on the left side of a Remington Standard typewriter with the side panel removed. Several of the pivot points have brown grease caked up on them.

The right ribbon cup of a Remington Standard typewriter stained red from years of bichrome ribbon use.
The right ribbon cup of a Remington Standard typewriter stained red from years of bichrome ribbon use.

Comparing the left and right body panels of a gray crinkle painted Remington Standard typewriter. The left is dull and dirty and the right has been cleaned and treated with WD-40 and sparkles in the sunlight
Comparing the left and right body panels of a gray crinkle painted Remington Standard typewriter. The left is dull and dirty and the right has been cleaned and treated with WD-40 and sparkles in the sunlight

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Hello! I’m a Johns Hopkins trained biomedical and electrical engineer with a variety of interests in the entertainment industry, information theory, evolution, big history, genetics, signal processing, transgenetics, translational medicine, and theoretical mathematics. I’m a strong advocate of the IndieWeb movement.

I have a love for analog office equipment including library card catalogs and typewriters. As of Fall 2024, I've got a segment of 29 typewriters, mostly portable and manual models along with three Royal standards, a Remington Standard, and one SMC typebar electric. I have been learning how to completely overhaul all of the machines in my collection, all of which work well aside from one or two machines which need some parts. I have a burgeoning collection of typewriter tools for continually repairing, maintaining, and upgrading my machines.

I've got more than half a dozen card catalogs including a Gaylord Bros. and a Steelcase along with several Remington Rand and some Shaw-Walkers. I've lost count of my index card collection once I passed 10,000.


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