1959 Remington Letter-Riter Deluxe #LT 3691873
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 09-25-2024 at 05:52AM
Last Edit: 09-26-2024 at 05:22AM
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Description:
This model is a bit of a one or two year one-off from what I come up with. The Letter-Riter released in 1955 was a Quiet-Riter without the tab mechanism, margin sets up top, and the number 1. It appears to be the same machine as the Remington Portable (wo tabs 1953-1954). Somewhere along in 1959, as they approach the new bodywork Remington is rolling out lineup wide, they updated the Letter-Riter to a Deluxe with an old fashioned tab system using tab stops at the rack.
There are currently four of these old body style Deluxe models in the gallery (link) and the serial numbers run out past the LT 360 end of the "Letter-Riter" on the main page. They are all 1959 and maybe early 1960 models.
The ads support that Deluxes are 1959-on models. In Aug of 1960 the first ads appear for the new style Letter-Riter Deluxe (see images).
If you add the numbers up from 1953-1958 you have roughly 1.1 million typewriters. Add in nearly 1.7 million Quiet-Riters and you get a glimpse into what a powerhouse Remington was and why they were by far the number one manufacturer.
This particular typewriter is in excellent condition and required an easy service. However, it is missing all of the tab stops.
If Remington had spent some money on sorting out better touch points for the controls and wrapping these in some style, they would be legendary today. Instead they spent the money on the platen, which is nearly twice as thick compared to everyone else and thus....quiet. Students were banging away in the evening on their homework. And who has a case as beefy as the heavy-duty saddle stitched Riter models? These babies were meant for hard use first and style second.
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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 grandfather was on a small town school board and used one for this. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! The long dormant tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved in circa 2010, Yes a believe it or not story is next, when a Hermes 3000 comes home with the girlfriend from work for free. Yes, free! From there the addiction is full steam. And yes, I now have a No. 5. Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Remington Letter-Riter Deluxe on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Remington Serial Number page and the Remington Letter-Riter Deluxe By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
