I've still got this gargantuan Remington 17. 
http://typewriter.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?pid=11084#p11084 
Still haven't really done anything with it.
My older Remingtons (10, 12) do have a much heavier "pop" action to them, which I rather enjoy. 

CoronaJoe wrote:

What forms went in that?  Ballistics tables?  My personal finance? 

One that wide may have been used for things such as adding text to maps, diagrams, and designs.

colrehogan wrote:

Kat, I wish I had your luck! Around here on Craigslist are Underwood 5 machines that are absolutely filthy and people want $200 for them.

Yeah, London is an overpriced market too. Everyone's convinced that everything's worth tons of money. (Then again, it's just a stupid city for trying to live in; no wonder everyone's trying to rake in a few more ££s.) But I watch eBay like a hawk, and I'm selective. 

​I've gotten a few more typewriters recently. I'll just post a couple today. My typer fever was in a long remission, but now it's come back stronger than ever. It helps that I'm actually using them for work rather than just typing: "This is a Smith Corona. Wow, it has a really nice feel. I like how snappy yet quiet this typewriter is. I haven't figured out how to set the margins yet, yada, yada, yada . . ." 

So first up is the Smith Corona. I have on identical colored Silent, but this Sterling has an elite typeface. I was on the fence at $48 at an antique shop, but then I went back and got it. Was very clean. I really love these.


Then I spotted this Royal (10?) on Craigslist for $50. It's pretty clean despite one pane of glass having a crack in it. Still needs some clean up, but I did two pages on it today and was quite pleased. I date this to 1926. The guy who sold it was a bit of a typewriter enthusiast himself, but he was more into portables. That's what I used to say, too.





The glass keys are surprisingly hard on my fingertips. I never appreciated how the contoured keys on my more modern (ha!) typers are much more fingertip friendly. I found a manual online and it didn't show the typewriter having ribbon covers. Did these not have spool covers or are they just lost?
 

Nice! I just bought an Underwood 5.  I haven't posted any pictures of it yet.