While waiting on some tools to get
underway on the Selectric I clean and repair I thought I would introduce another of the
typewriters I purchased a couple of weeks ago, all within two days.
While near a flea market I decided
to stop-in. This Remington Junior was on
display in one of the booths. It seemed
a good price so I looked further. Found
that all seemed to work well except the arms that hold the paper against the
front of the platen did not do so. For
some reason there was an obstruction preventing the arms from laying close to
the platen. This did not seem to be much
of a problem so I haggled down the price somewhat and took the typewriter home.
I did discover that a piece on one
end of the bar the arms are attached to was hitting against another piece on
the typewriter. A slight bend with the
needle nose pliers quickly fixed the issue.
This typewriter has since been sitting, waiting for attention. I shall clean it up in the near future and it
should make an appealing addition.
Doesn’t appear that this model was
made for very long. Need to run down the
facts about this version.
More to come............
Definitions:
Needle Nose Pliers: (also known as long-nose pliers, pinch-nose pliers or snipe-nose pliers) are holding pliers used by artisans, jewelry designers, electricians and other tradesmen to bend, re-position and cut wire in tight spaces.
Needle Nose Pliers: (also known as long-nose pliers, pinch-nose pliers or snipe-nose pliers) are holding pliers used by artisans, jewelry designers, electricians and other tradesmen to bend, re-position and cut wire in tight spaces.
Nice!
ReplyDeleteIt's a pretty uncommon model.
Yes. Thanks I have seen this link. My serial number is SD281292. Guess it would have been produced about 1940..........
ReplyDeleteJuly 1939 according to Remington records.
DeleteRemington portables are incredibly fine machines, and you seem to have found one in wonderful condition. I'm curious what other machines you've managed to acquire and haven't shared with us yet.
ReplyDeleteI should be so lucky!
ReplyDeleteA very neat one! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThanks Richard! July 1939 it is.........
ReplyDeleteI do have other machines and will be presenting them in the coming weeks. Wanted to spread them out so I do not run out of items to post......
We shall see what this one looks like after I clean it up. Seems like Kansas City and surrounding rural areas are a treasure trove of old typewriters, if you keep your eye out for them.
nice machine. it would have looked even better with the old style glass keys
ReplyDeleteYes. I am not sure if this was ever made with glass keys. I believe it was manufactured to be an in expensive model, which would explain the Bakelite keys....
DeleteNow THERE is a hard typewriter to find. I enjoy the seeming contradition of the model name. I have very much enjoyed the little Remingtons and this is a good looking one! Great find.
ReplyDeleteYes, I have not seen these around so I scooped this one up when I saw it. Now just need some time to go over it, clean it up, and see how it types........
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