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Remington 5: Learning how to replace feed rollers by [[Just My Typewriter]]
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- Feb 2025
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Remington Rand KMC Standard Typewriter, Ring Style, Noiseless, 1/2", Install, Replace Ink Ribbon by [[Phoenix Typewriter]]
Without the Remington ribbon rings, one can utilize the slots in coordination with grommets to thread up a Remington typewriter.
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Earlier today, in a now-deleted post, someone had posted a question about identifying one of Helen Keller's typewriters based on this video in her archive.
Having done some initial digging, I thought I'd share some of the details I've found for those who may find it interesting.
According to researcher Richard Polt, Helen Keller was known to use both a Hammond and an L.C. Smith no. 5.
As for the Remington Noiseless, it definitely appears to be a mid-century Noiseless Standard with a tabulator. To know the year, you'd need either the specific serial number (to cross check https://typewriterdatabase.com/remington.42.typewriter-serial-number-database) or you'd need many more examples than the Typewriter Database currently has listed under the generic Remington Noiseless.
If you're careful at looking at the design choices and changes in some of the Remington Portables from that time period which would have likely tracked the design changes of their desktop standards, you might be able to extrapolate a closer dating based on the styling, but this will still only give you a dating within a year or so.
The tabulator was at the top of the keyboard by 1937, so you can probably presume it was a model from that point or thereafter until 1954. Most American typewriter manufacturers didn't make machines from '41-45 due to WWII, so you can discard those dates. Remington had moved into thicker/taller plastic keys by the early 1950s, so I would guess her machine was more likely from the late 1940s.
Looking more closely at the Remington Noiseless 10, I'd suggest that this is the most likely set of candidates, particularly in the timeframe of 1946-1947. Hers obviously had the openings in the rear and had the metal covers on the sides (as opposed to glass found on some models). Comparing hers in the film to some of these individual galleries may help to narrow things down with respect to dating.
Perhaps others with more Remington Standard experience, may be able to narrow things down here.
The appraisal of her Remington Noiseless in 1957 was $135.00.
One might find some close noiseless models in the $20-40 range + shipping (these are about 30 pounds and will cost about $35 for shipping) via ShopGoodwill.com. Here are some recent sales for comparison. Based on the video you'll want the bigger, heavier ones (25+ pounds) rather than the smaller portables with cases (usually under 20 pounds). Generally machines purchased this way are reasonably functional, but usually need some cleaning and work to be restored to full functionality.
Unless you're sure they're being sold by repair shops and have been cleaned and are fully functional, don't overspend on potential exemplars on sites like Etsy or eBay which are likely to be only marginally better (aka dusted off) than ShopGoodwill machines, but at 5-10x the price.
Hellen Keller's brailler: https://www.afb.org/HelenKellerArchive?a=d&d=A-HK08-B049-183&e=-------en-20--1--txt--typewriter------3-7-6-5-3--------------0-1
She apparently owned a \~1938 or 1939 Corona Silent as well: https://www.afb.org/HelenKellerArchive?a=d&d=A-HK08-B045-184.1.1&srpos=19&e=-------en-20--1--txt--typewriter------3-7-6-5-3--------------0-1
One might have some luck trying to find a Corona Silent typewriter from that era, but the unique color is going to put a machine like it into the $100-200 range (at a minimum and potentially going up from there depending on the condition) unless you get lucky at a garage sale somewhere.
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- Dec 2024
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As Ted Munk has commented on these before, rare is a reach. They're uncommon primarily because they didn't manufacture as many of these as they did of the American Quiet-Riters (or Office- or Letter-Riters). I would suspect it's stamped as made in Great Britain (though actually made in Scotland) after American manufacture moved there in the late 50s/early 60s where they only made them for a short time before switching over to more plastic bodied machines. Probably has a serial number starting with ERP on the frame near the ribbon cup. It's essentially a Quiet-Riter made in Scotland with smooth paint rather than crinkle. Surely some of the manufacturing process and materials will be slightly different/cheaper.
There may be a completist Remington collector who might pay over $100 for it, but I wouldn't think you'd have an easy time getting over $75 for this unless it's in excellent/serviced condition, particularly when ubiquitous QRs with sturdier cases can be had for $10-25 in similar condition.
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Annotated photo of Remington's Fold-A-Matic screw locations.
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The Remington De Luxe KMC by [[Richard Polt]]
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The Italian Super-Riter by [[Richard Polt]]
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KMC vs. KMM by [[Richard Polt]]
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Demonstrate your Electric in 10 Minutes by Remington-Rand, Inc.<br /> A Sales Training Film<br /> Produced by Visual Aids Department Remington Rand Inc.
via Periscope Film
1940s REMINGTON RAND ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER SALESMAN DEMONSTRATION FILM 49734
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Remington Rand leather portable card index notebook case with slots for a variety of functionalities: - 1-31 for days of month - Alphabetic categorization A-Z - Months (Jan-Dec) - Miscellaneous
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Peel the masking tape off and install some 2 mm EVA craft foam is what I'd do with it. Or if originality is desired, you can get a pretty good match on that cloth tape they used.
James Grooms recommends 2mm EVA craft foam for typewriter noise insulation.
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The Kmart 200 (Brother) looks like a close replica for the design of the Remington 666 (Brother).
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Typewriter Video Series - Episode 187: Remington Ten Forty by [[Joe Van Cleave]]
JVC: Somewhere between a portable and an ultraportable. Good, but not great. Could be a solid, easy-to-use machine for a type-in. He wasn't a fan of the touch. Likely wouldn't use it as a daily machine.
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Remington Monarch by [[Joe Van Cleave]]]
The Remington Monarch (rebadged as a Singer Graduate), is one of the few machines with 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, and 3 line spacing settings.
It has a true carriage lock on the front of the machine.
Generally solid build, particularly on the main body. Only some portions on the back are pressed metal.
JVC generally likes this machine with respect to it's contemporaries.
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- Aug 2024
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Remington Quie- Riter Typewriter 1955
"students who use typewriters get up to 38% better grades."
"gives book reports and themes a professional look"
gendered sales technique - "girls particularly appreciate" the easy change ribbon system...
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VINTAGE 1958 COMMERCIAL - REMINGTON RAND - OFFICE-RITER TYPEWRITER
Up to 10 carbons!<br /> Cuts clear, clean stencils 149.50 plus carrying case additional<br /> $1.50 a week payable monthly
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Faster Remington Noiseless 7 Typewriter Spool Covers by [[David Randall]]
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666: “The Beast” by [[Mark Adams]]
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the 1960s Remington 333 by [[Typewriter Chicago]]
What a great looking sales video for a typewriter. Backed by the Igor Stravinsky's the Rites of Spring.
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To save time is to lengthen life.<br /> —Remington Typewriter Company letterhead logo circa 1904
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/186572686851<br /> Vintage Remington Touch Oiler Tool 5 1/2" Long Metal Tool
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Agatha Christie's Dictaphone, typewriter, typescript copy of her final Poirot novel Curtain, and her exercise book containing draft notes on the plot of the novel. Agatha Christie's Dictaphone, typewriter, typescript copy of her final Poirot novel Curtain, and her exercise book containing draft notes on the plot of the novel. Item 1 of 6
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A.M. Cassandre and Imre Reiner designed two typefaces that included four different widths for the Olivetti Graphika. And W.A. Dwiggins worked on the design of proportional type for Remington Rand.
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- Jul 2024
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Mr. Sinister- Remington All New Typewriter- Custom Painted and Typing Like a Dream by [[The HotRod Typewriter Co.]]
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As for Dreyfuss citing earlier Sundberg designs as influencial , try looking up the patent for the Remington 26.
I dug around in this for a bit, but didn't see the referenced patent.
- https://patents.google.com/?q=(typewriter);+(remington+model+26)&oq=(typewriter);+(remington+model+26)&sort=old
- https://patents.google.com/patent/USD144164
- https://patents.google.com/?q=(typewriter)&inventor=Henry+Dreyfuss);&oq=inventor:(Henry+Dreyfuss);+(typewriter)&sort=old
- https://patents.google.com/?q=(typewriter)&inventor=Carl+W.+Sundberg);&oq=inventor:(Carl+W.+Sundberg);+(typewriter)&sort=new
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Good Remington Portable Typewriters, Bad Remington Portable Typewriters by [[Robert Messenger]]
The Remington Graduate and Torpedo 900 are (good) variations/rebrandings of the Remington Ten Forty.
Good Remington Ten Fortys weight over 5kg and the bad are 4.6kg.
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Carl Sundberg’s European-made Remington Portable Typewriters by [[Robert Messenger]]
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Watch Phoenix Typewriter in Remington Quiet-Riter Typewriter, Skipping Letters, Adjust Escapement, Type Bar Trip
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Typewriter Video Series Episode 407: Remington Ten Forty by [[Joe Van Cleave]]
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The Remington Ten Forty typewriter is a half-space machine. This means that when one presses a key, for example the spacebar, the carriage advances a half space and then advances the other half space when released.
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Remington Quiet-Riter carriage lock help by [[Typewriter Justice]]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTFM54VKKc4<br /> How To: Replace a Ribbon on Remington Quiet-Riter Typewriter by Typewriter Minutes
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Read Repairing a 1957 Remington Quiet-Riter typewriter from 2018-06-16
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One of the first thing I noticed was the rubber on this foot was sticking. This is the resting spot for the basket shift. Moving it up or down will adjust where the lower case letters strike the platen. I removed the old sticky rubber. There are two adjustments here, you can’t see the other one, but it’s looks the same. One is for lower case letters the other is for upper case. This is called the “on feet” adjustment. If you ever have the top of an upper case letter not imprinting or not level with the lower case letters, look at this adjustment. A good way to tell is to type HhHh, and see if the bottoms of the letters line up.
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Pearl S. Buck and the 1930s RoyalStandard (with white keys) she used towrite The Good Earth, Jack Kerouac’sroad-weary Underwood Standard S,George Orwell’s Remington No. 2,Patricia Highsmith’s Olympia, Marga-ret Mitchell’s Remington No. 3 (whichher husband bought secondhand andshe relied on to type Gone With theWind and countless pieces of corre-spondence with fans).
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“Business Machines.” The Journal of Business Education, September 1, 1930. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00219444.1930.10771593.
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Remington Standard Super Riter Vintage 1956 Mechanical Desktop Typewriter-TESTED
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/191848428<br /> 2024-03-02 sold<br /> $26.00<br /> 5 bids
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Remington Quiet-Riter
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/192242999<br /> 2024-03-02 sold<br /> $16.00<br /> 3 bids
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2024-02-06 Remington Rand 60 drawer modular card catalog offered for sale at $2,500 with local pick up only in Laurel, DE.
7 pieces: table/base; writing drawer with 2 pull outs, top, and 4 sections of 5x3 drawers.
Condition: Generally pretty good. Missing manufacturer plackard, Missing 15 rods. Some finish/paint peeling on the top.
Cost per drawer: $41.66
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- Dec 2023
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2023-12 Listing for Remington Rand metal card index filing cabinet with 8 drawers (2 slots per drawer) for 250.00 for local pick up only in Mesa, AZ. Based on exterior dimensions, this would be for 4x6" cards, but it isn't specifically specified.
Cost per drawer: $15.63
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2023-12-20 (ish) 15 drawer Library Bureau (division of Remington Rand) partial card catalog offered for $399.75 for local pick up only in Hopkinton, MA. Appears to be wood with plastic drawer inserts.
It's part of a larger modular system and is missing the top as well as any base. All the rods are missing.
Cost per drawer: $26.65
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Saw listing in early 2023-12 for $650 with local pick up only in Lenoir City, TN. 21 people watching it, so it's probably been up for a while.
A Remington Rand, oak card catalog with two 6 x 5 sections for a total of 60 drawers in a solid cabinet with a middle section including three writing drawers. Well used moving towards shabby. Missing all the rods and some drawers missing either exterior hardware and/or replaced drawers (wood doesn't quite match).
Cost per drawer: $10.83
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2023-09-29 $275.00 starting bid auction Listing of Remington Rand 12 tray section (in 6 drawers) card catalog (possibly 3 x 5" cards, but ad indicates a smaller internal dimension). Meant to be modular with other cabinets and doesn't have the side panels. Drawers pull out on metal sliders.
Free local pick up from Haymarket, VA
This cabinet was designed to fit side by side with similar cabinets. It is in excellent condition as shown. Large deep drawers operate smoothly. Original bakelite hardware suggests it may have been made during WW11. Clearly marked USVA . And “Library Bureau.”Cabinet measures 36" tall, 14 1/2" wide, 27" deep. Inside drawers measure 10 1/2" wide, 3 1/2" tall & 24" deep. Very nice old piece with a few scratches and very few dents. Got some nice items in other listings. Pick up in Northern VA or possible delivery.
cost per drawer: $22.91
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Remington Rand Library Card Catalog Cabinet $3,500 · In stock<br /> Listed in Altadena, CA, circa May 2023
Solid unit with base containing two small cabinet compartments and two sections of 6x5 for a total of 60 drawers and three writing drawers. Rods look intact
62.5"H x 41"W x 19"D 60 drawers and large storage cabinet below. On casters/wheels! Vintage 1950-1960 from Cal Poly Library. Maple Wood Very few blemishes. All drawers with working parts, super clean. No history of any damage. I've reduced the price!
Cost per drawer: $58.33
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Vintage Remington Rand Library Card File Wood Box Table Top Index Dovetail<br /> https://www.ebay.com/itm/295737704485 3 connected trays in rough shape<br /> 14x11x3.5"
Listed for $36.25 + $26.80 in shipping from Kingwood, TX to Los Angeles in Spring 2023.
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Vintage Remington Rand Library Card File Wood Box Table Top Index Dovetail<br /> Two tray model from 1960s(?) at 15x7.5x3.5"
listed in early 2023 for $28.50 with shipping from Kingwood, TX to LA for $17.45.
Sold as a best offer accepted, so less than $28.50.
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“The Remington Noiseless Way.” Remington Rand Inc., ca 1940. From the Peter Weil Typewriter Archives. https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/RemingtonNoiseless10.pdf.
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Library Bureau got spun off of Remington Rand and still sells library products in 2023, though primarily shelving units now. It doesn't list any card catalogs as part of its offerings.
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Vintage Remington Rand Library Card File Single Half Table Top Index Dovetail - eBay
$16.00 + tax + $15.48 for shipping
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Listened to this the week it was released, but didn't note it.
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Drawers hold a standard size bottle of wine.
Someone was apparently using an old library card catalog to store wine bottles!
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