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19XX Remington Vertical Adder 21 Serial # Y108415 19XX Remington Vertical Adder 21 typewriter, Serial # Y108415 Javier Vazquez del Olmo's 19XX Remington Vertical Adder 21 typewriter. 2016-10-22 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Javier Vazquez del Olmo: 19XX Remington Vertical Adder 21 Serial # Y108415 This is one of the weirdest (if not the weirdest) typewriters I have.

Right off the bat, it´s a Remington Vertical Adder 21, which is not the most common typewriter. Then, it´s not a "normal" one. So far, I´ve seen them as beefed up versions of the classic Remington 12, but this one is quite different. In fact, when I got it I had no idea at all about what was I looking at. I had never seen a Remington painted like this, let alone this model, so I got it and maybe later I´d guess what had I bought.

Before going on, I have to acknowledge the good work done by the seller shipping this beast. It weighs the colourful barrage of 19,8 kg (43,65 lbs).

Things get worse with the s/n. That Y prefix is puzzling enough, and I wonder if this is some kind of rebuilt machine or something. I have no idea on how to date it. To make things a bit worse, it has a second serial number (S 117 208), but I´m pretty sure that one is for the calculator.

More trouble: it doesn´t work. The typewriter part of this hybrid is mostly well, but the drawband is broken, and it needs a good cleaning and oil. But what´s really problematic is the calculator part. Tere are several pieces missing, bceause there´s no fisrt decimal tabulator key, and all the array that should be at the right side of the frame isn´t there.

I don´t know how this beast is supposed to work, but the calculator apparently does its job. Wheels turn as tou enter numbers, and there´s a lever which prevents typeslugs from reaching the platen and activating the escapement. I guess that turns the typewriter into a calculator when needed. There´s also that weird counter at the front, which seems to be jammed.

Fully repairing this thing has to be a nightmare. I even doubt Pascual could handle it because of the missing pieces.

19XX Remington Vertical Adder 21 #Y108415

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)
Created: 10-22-2016 at 04:09AM
Last Edit: 10-22-2016 at 04:18AM

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This is one of the weirdest (if not the weirdest) typewriters I have.

Right off the bat, it´s a Remington Vertical Adder 21, which is not the most common typewriter. Then, it´s not a "normal" one. So far, I´ve seen them as beefed up versions of the classic Remington 12, but this one is quite different. In fact, when I got it I had no idea at all about what was I looking at. I had never seen a Remington painted like this, let alone this model, so I got it and maybe later I´d guess what had I bought.

Before going on, I have to acknowledge the good work done by the seller shipping this beast. It weighs the colourful barrage of 19,8 kg (43,65 lbs).

Things get worse with the s/n. That Y prefix is puzzling enough, and I wonder if this is some kind of rebuilt machine or something. I have no idea on how to date it. To make things a bit worse, it has a second serial number (S 117 208), but I´m pretty sure that one is for the calculator.

More trouble: it doesn´t work. The typewriter part of this hybrid is mostly well, but the drawband is broken, and it needs a good cleaning and oil. But what´s really problematic is the calculator part. Tere are several pieces missing, bceause there´s no fisrt decimal tabulator key, and all the array that should be at the right side of the frame isn´t there.

I don´t know how this beast is supposed to work, but the calculator apparently does its job. Wheels turn as tou enter numbers, and there´s a lever which prevents typeslugs from reaching the platen and activating the escapement. I guess that turns the typewriter into a calculator when needed. There´s also that weird counter at the front, which seems to be jammed.

Fully repairing this thing has to be a nightmare. I even doubt Pascual could handle it because of the missing pieces.

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Many things missing here. The screw holes can be seen at the front of the frame.
Many things missing here. The screw holes can be seen at the front of the frame.



What´s this? Looks like an auto spacer, but I´m not sure.
What´s this? Looks like an auto spacer, but I´m not sure.





A counter to count things that have to be counted.
A counter to count things that have to be counted.

The calculator.
The calculator.

This should be the calculator serial number
This should be the calculator serial number

Strange serial number here. What does that Y prefix mean?
Strange serial number here. What does that Y prefix mean?

Hunter: Javier Vazquez del Olmo (Javi)

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The first typewriter I saw was my grandpa´s Olivetti Linea 98 at the office. It was just a curio for me. Then I was given a Nakajima, which I didn´t use and my grandfather took it from me because it was easier to handle than the bulky Linea 98. Now I own that typewriter, and I started a little collection in Valladolid, Spain. The Nakajima, which is "my" typewriter only returned home in 2017, almost 20 years later, when he wanted a better typewriter.

A collection that started small grew into something bigger, a nuisace for my family and a great source of satisfaction for me.


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