1968 Remington Ten Forty #AY 435911
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Chris Aldrich (chrisaldrich)
Created: 08-31-2024 at 11:58PM
Last Edit: 08-31-2024 at 11:58PM
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Description:
2024-08-30 Acquired teal Ten Forty. A few cracks in the plastic and some issues that should be fixable. Issues with bichrome selector, ribbon vibrator, ribbon advance. Will need to spend some time cleaning up and repairing. Seems pretty solid otherwise.
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Hunter: Chris Aldrich (chrisaldrich)
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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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