My first purchase from across the seas. I was completely taken by the color, swoopy lines, and bat-mobile case. 



It certainly needs a cleanup. The carriage moves ponderously, even with a little extra tension. (It's also silent, too, when moving it with the carriage release - is that typical for this machine?). I love that the escapement and other internals are so readily available. Unfortunately, they're covered in a thick, dirty oil - hence the need for a thorough cleaning.

It looks like this machine's body is also the frame, so I won't be pulling it off to do the cleaning. Hopefully, mineral spirits don't interact with the paint. Will have to test inside...

 

Nice! It looks like you've got a Royal model 10 standard typewriter from 1924, and a Remington Portable 1 from May 1921 (the X in the serial number indicates May, not June as I had previously written). 

Here are the model pages on the TWDB for them:
Royal typewriter photos of Royal 10 by year then serial number by date (typewriterdatabase.com)
Remington typewriter photos of Remington Portable by year then serial number by date (typewriterdatabase.com)

As an added bonus, your Remington still has a brush. None of my Remington portables still had that.

Looks like all they need is a little cleanup. Here are some tips if you want to do that: Basic Typewriter Restoration (xavier.edu)



 

You are very good at finding good buys. 

My first of the 50's vintage QDLs arrived today, with the fun bonus of a math character set. The line feed is interesting: the line feed selector has three positions, which give single, double, and triple spacing, respectively; but the platen ratchet is in 1/3 increments (e.g. when you set it on single-space, and move the line feed lever, it clicks 3 times). I'm guessing this is part of the math package: it lets you go 1/3 up and 1/3 down for equations, while still giving you 1/3 of a minimum line gap of 1/3 if you set it at double-spacing. Haven't noticed any other differences yet.




Unfortunately, one of the anchoring clamps in the case was missing the tab that grabs the machine, so it arrived partially loose in the case. Looks like it smashed the handle off as well. No major damage to the typewriter that I've noticed yet (quick checkout shows it fully functional and just needs a clean-out and tune). But, it does mean that I can't tilt the case up or carry it from the handle as the machine will clunk around. It needs to stay flat...

Unfortunately, that's a bit too far off my beaten path...