1973 Remington (Brother) 713 #J3251025

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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 07-16-2025 at 06:23PM
Last Edit: 09-07-2026 at 04:58AM

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This is a Brother JP-2 licensed by Remington. These came out in 1967 in the 700 version. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

By the mid-60s, the office compact market, created out of thin air by Smith Corona, was a huge segment. A Selectric would set you back $1000, whereas an office compact would come in at a third, or less, of that. This JP-2 had an MSRP of $300 and could be had for much less.

Olivetti came in with the Praxis 48 and Brother with the JP-2s. The rest followed suit with the Olympia SGEs, Hermes 10, Adler Satellite, and the horrible Royal (Silver Seiko) lineup.

The Praxis 48 is ok, when they work. An SGE-35 ca 1969 is pretty good. A Hermes 10? Like the rest of the lineup, it is not exactly robust. The first-gen Adler Satellite is good, but that rubber power roller is going to hold you back. And last, but least, the Royal (Silver Seiko) Medallion II is a disaster on many levels.

I believe only the mysterious SC 315 can match the Brother.

This particular machine had something dropped onto the keyboard, breaking quite a few of the keys. A donor provided most, and a few were carefully superglued back to one piece with bits that were floating in the case. It was, otherwise, a straightforward service with a bit of tuning to the escapement. These machines are so well built.

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• 711
• 6213
• 700

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