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1966 Webster XL-500 Serial # L6462285 1966 Webster XL-500 typewriter, Serial # L6462285 Andrew Nold's 1966 Webster XL-500 typewriter. 2024-04-04 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Andrew Nold: 1966 Webster XL-500 Serial # L6462285 This Webster typewriter was passed to me recently. It is a nice typer in a good color! It is nearly identical to the Remington 333 also manufactured by Brother. As received, it did not type correctly. Cleaning everything didn't fix the problem. The carriage would skip and slid many spaces each time a letter was typed or the space bar was hit. To remedy this situation, I took the bottom off the typewriter and found the spacing advancing mechanism. The gear was not tight and so it was not correctly engaging the pawls. I retightened the nut located below the troublesome gear and that fixed the problem. To stop this nut from backing out again, I set the nut in super glue. Now the typewriter is working great!

1966 Webster XL-500 #L6462285

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Hunter: Andrew Nold (EagleJuan)
Created: 04-04-2024 at 05:14PM
Last Edit: 04-04-2024 at 05:16PM

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This Webster typewriter was passed to me recently. It is a nice typer in a good color! It is nearly identical to the Remington 333 also manufactured by Brother. As received, it did not type correctly. Cleaning everything didn't fix the problem. The carriage would skip and slid many spaces each time a letter was typed or the space bar was hit. To remedy this situation, I took the bottom off the typewriter and found the spacing advancing mechanism. The gear was not tight and so it was not correctly engaging the pawls. I retightened the nut located below the troublesome gear and that fixed the problem. To stop this nut from backing out again, I set the nut in super glue. Now the typewriter is working great!

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View under typewriter with bottom cover removed. The gear that is located in the lower center of the picture controls the spacing. I needed to tighten a gear located under that gear to stop the skipping of the carriage.
View under typewriter with bottom cover removed. The gear that is located in the lower center of the picture controls the spacing. I needed to tighten a gear located under that gear to stop the skipping of the carriage.

A side by side of the Webster XL-500 and Remington 333 shows that these typewriters are remarkably similar. Although sold under different names, they are both nearly identical and made by Brother.
A side by side of the Webster XL-500 and Remington 333 shows that these typewriters are remarkably similar. Although sold under different names, they are both nearly identical and made by Brother.

Under the Webster XL-500 front cover.
Under the Webster XL-500 front cover.

Nameplate revealing that it's actually just a Brother typewriter made in Nagoya, Japan. SN: L6462265
Nameplate revealing that it's actually just a Brother typewriter made in Nagoya, Japan. SN: L6462265

This case is not in the best of condition, but it works!
This case is not in the best of condition, but it works!

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