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28-7-2016 15:10:33  #1


Introducing Myself & My Remington Quiet-Riter

Hi all! Just wanted to introduce myself and how I came to find this site... My name is Sheri and I am a typewriter-aholic. (They say the first step is admitting you have a problem.)

I only have 2 typewriters, but I am thoroughly and completely obsessed with them! One is the old Underwood Standard No.5 (found for $30 at a spur of the moment stop at a thrift store while on a road trip), and a Remington Rand Quiet-Riter of which dates by the serial number to the early 1950's.

I was at a thrift store walking around aimless and disheartened for not finding anything that jumped out at me one day, then came the cart full of stuff fresh from the back room... I watched them heave this thing onto the shelf, and initial thoughts of "it could be an old travel makeup case" went right out the window. I immediately walked up to him and asked him how much-- there was no price tag on it yet. He scratched his head for a moment, thought about it for another second, and said, "I dunno... 5 bucks?"

"I'LL TAKE IT."

I write that with all caps and a period (not an exclamation point) because I didn't want him to know what an absolute steal it was and how incredibly giddy I was! This was about 15 years ago by now, and even though I've typed on it plenty and often, it's now time for a good once over.

And that's how I found this site! I simply searched sewing machine oil for typewriters to see if it will be okay to use since it's all I have on hand, and this site was among the most helpful results.

Glad to be here, happy typing!

Sheri
VintageByTheBook.blogspot.com


Using vintage recipes, patterns, lifestyle tips, etc. sourced from my own personal collection
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28-7-2016 16:31:44  #2


Re: Introducing Myself & My Remington Quiet-Riter

Now that I've made at least 2 posts, I should be able to include a photo (not mine) that also shows which style case I have:


and an original commercial from 1958:



Just finished oiling my typewriter and she works beautifully. I named her "Vivian", after a character from a Sarah Waters book called "The Night Watch" who was a typist during WWII at some point in the story.

Emjoy!


Using vintage recipes, patterns, lifestyle tips, etc. sourced from my own personal collection
http://vintagebythebook.blogspot.com/
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28-7-2016 16:34:38  #3


Re: Introducing Myself & My Remington Quiet-Riter

Welcome to the forum, Sheri. The Quiet-Riter is by my estimation a very underrated typewriter and I think you did very well to end up with one as your first portable. If it was the only typewriter that I owned I would not have any complaints. Well, actually there'd be one small complaint: why no paper rest!?! 


The pronoun has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
 

28-7-2016 16:38:10  #4


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Uwe wrote:

Well, actually there'd be one small complaint: why no paper rest!?! 

I know, right?! Recently got it back out after a few years of not using it, and I looked for it and got all confused for a second before I remembered there wasn't one.

Thanks for the warm welcome 


Using vintage recipes, patterns, lifestyle tips, etc. sourced from my own personal collection
http://vintagebythebook.blogspot.com/
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28-7-2016 23:58:37  #5


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Welcome Sheri! Nice typewriter! Interesting video too.


Smith Premier typewriters are cool!
 

29-7-2016 11:03:11  #6


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Welcome! You got that 15 years ago? That makes you something of a pioneer, I think.

Quite the avatar you have there, too.

 

31-7-2016 21:58:37  #7


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Fleetwing wrote:

Welcome! You got that 15 years ago? That makes you something of a pioneer, I think.

Quite the avatar you have there, too.

Now that I'm really thinking about it, it was probably closer to 10 years ago that I acquired it. Had it serviced once in that time, and learning to do a basic cleaning myself has done wonders! I found the avatar image awhile ago too, and I use it wherever I can, hehee


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http://vintagebythebook.blogspot.com/
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