1963 Remington Monarch #TRM164376
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Rosenzweig (MarkR)
Created: 09-26-2023 at 01:20PM
Last Edit: 09-26-2023 at 01:34PM
Description:
This machine features distinctive Remington touches, such as the style of the keycaps and the use of a core instead of a spool for the ribbons. The typewriter has a tabulator but no key for the number one; it does have a key for the degree and division signs. Its carriage lock control is unusual: it is the lever on the right just above the keyboard (rather than the usual place near the carriage). The typewriter was missing the color dots on the ribbon-color-selector plate; I painted some round-head nails that fit snugly in the holes, cut down the nails' length, and then glued them in place as a substitute. Made in France.
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Hunter: Mark Rosenzweig (MarkR)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 316
I have collected typewriters since the early 1970s. My first collectible machine was a Mignon, but I also had everyday typers then, first a Voss ST-24 and an Olivetti Praxis 48, and then a Hermes 3000 and a Hermes 10. Over the last decade or so, I've turned my focus from early machines (Lambert, Blickensderfer, Hammond, Smith-Premier, etc.) to portables.
Besides typewriters, I also am avid about Studebakers, and have had a 1964 Studebaker GT Hawk since 1979.
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