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Remington16 typewriter ribbon spool and general questions?
Hi all! First time posting and first typewriter restoration so please bear with me. Everything is totally new to me. I'm more comfortable restoring 5 tube radio sets. I believe I have a Remington 16 typewriter circa 1936. The serial number is Z581202.but I did not see it in the database. I have it mechanical functional (I believe) but wonder about the ribbon spools. Do I need the original metal spools or can I use the universal plastic spools readily available today?
Also did Remington use standard U.S. hardware in their typewriters? Seem to find some odd pitch on the screws they used,
Thanks in advance!
Mike
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Re: Remington16 typewriter ribbon spool and general questions?
Some of the "universal" spools allow you to punch out the center section in order to make them fit in Remingtons.
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Re: Remington16 typewriter ribbon spool and general questions?
OregonJim wrote:
Some of the "universal" spools allow you to punch out the center section in order to make them fit in Remingtons.
Those would not work on early Remington standards. His model will require the proprietary metal spools, which were used on the models 10, 12, 16, and others.
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Re: Remington16 typewriter ribbon spool and general questions?
Some of the "universal" spools allow you to punch out the center section in order to make them fit in Remingtons.
Those would not work on early Remington standards. His model will require the proprietary metal spools, which were used on the models 10, 12, 16, and others.
Thanks for clarifying. I'm not familiar with the early Remingtons - didn't realize the spool type had changed.
- thetypewriterman
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Re: Remington16 typewriter ribbon spool and general questions?
Are both spools missing on your Remington 16 ? The right hand one was the one that a replacement ribbon always came on, but the left one was a factory spare part and permanently attached to the machine with a screw in the middle of the spindle.. The left one is much the same as the right, but the arrowhead that the ribbon attaches to is on the other side and faces in the opposite direction.
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Re: Remington16 typewriter ribbon spool and general questions?
Thanks for the help! Yes both spools are missing. I see the threaded left side spindle. Are both left and right spools physically the same and interchangeable?
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Re: Remington16 typewriter ribbon spool and general questions?
No, left and right hand spools are not interchangeable, although it is possible to modify a right hand spool to act as a left hand one. I have PM'd you with further information.
