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Remington Deluxe (Model 5) In-Coming
Will have a new-to-me Remington portable coming to our home in a week or so.
I think this was called the Remington Deluxe (or Deluxe Model 5). But the machine is absent of such name markings.
Instead of a normal Tabulator (with settable stops), this model has a "Self Starter" key-top which will insert 5 spaces any time the key is pressed.
It has a 2-tone colour scheme and more modern plastic key-tops from the 1950's. Not sure of its serial number so cannot date it right now. But is USA-made production as it has a label on the back panel stating so.
More photos when it is home and serviced. Case might need some work, as well.
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- Pete E.
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Re: Remington Deluxe (Model 5) In-Coming
Ready for some work on spa-day, tomorrow.
Lovely Spring weather in the forecast with my garage door open.
From the serial number it appears to be a machine made in 1949.
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Thread Starter- Pete E.
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Re: Remington Deluxe (Model 5) In-Coming
The only functional issue with the Remington was the CR lever was not springing back to its return position.
Looking closely, I noticed a torsional-spring had broken and only one little bit of loop was remaining.
Rather than mess with trying to find the "right" torsional-spring, I hacked this new spring onto the machine and it works perfectly with the CR lever now sharply snapping back into its rest position.
Looks a bit steam-punkish....to me.
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Re: Remington Deluxe (Model 5) In-Coming
Spa--day work on the typewriter and case all done.
Just waiting to receive a 2nd. metal spool before I can ribbon-up the machine.
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Re: Remington Deluxe (Model 5) In-Coming
What attracted me to this 1049 machine were its more-modern looking key-tops.
Did not see another one like it in the TWDB Galleries for the Remington Deluxe Model 5 at all.
This style of key-tops shows up on the larger Remington SuperRiter starting around 1952. But those standard machines did not have the "Self Start" feature but rather a full Tabulator layout.
I wonder if my machine got some special-order replacement key-tops along its service life... ???
Any other Member see another machine with key-tops as mine has ?
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Re: Remington Deluxe (Model 5) In-Coming
The Remington "All New" machines from the same 1949 time frame did come with the key-tops in 2 colours.
But that model did not have a "Self Start" feature, and seemed to not have a Tabulator function but a Shift-Lock at both the left side and the right side of the key-board.
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Re: Remington Deluxe (Model 5) In-Coming
I was wondering about those keytops too. All the post-war Remington Fives that I have seen here in the UK have had a grey crackle finish and black circular plastic keytops. Maybe your machine was a transitional model and the factory fitted the new keytops, or a dealer selling the machine on as refurbished 'modernised' it ?
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Re: Remington Deluxe (Model 5) In-Coming
Pete E. wrote:
The Remington "All New" machines from the same 1949 time frame did come with the key-tops in 2 colours.
But that model did not have a "Self Start" feature, and seemed to not have a Tabulator function but a Shift-Lock at both the left side and the right side of the key-board.
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My 1950 All New has that style keytop in a single color and a full Tab feature, so....
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Re: Remington Deluxe (Model 5) In-Coming
The Remington Deluxe Model 5 weighs in at an even 11.0 lbs without its case
It is very sturdy, rigid, and built a bit like a tank.
Should have spools & ribbon on it early next week.
I love its "Self Start" feature most of all.
And also the fact that the ribbon cover is really not that but merely a top-cover held in place with 4 small screws. Ribbon changing can be accomplished by leaving the top-cover in place and by just removing the small "pop off" cover on top of each ribbon spool.
I did add some peel & stick felt to the inside of the rear, hinged panel, and for the underside of the top-cover.
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Re: Remington Deluxe (Model 5) In-Coming
New metal ribbons spools and silk-ribbon added to the Remington Deluxe 5.
The action of the key-levers take a bit of getting accustomed to. I type with a deliberate cadence to not mis-type any characters.
The new silk ribbon is a bit "wet" and will improve with use and time.
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