1935 Remington Junior
SKU:
$275.00
$275.00
per item
Up for sale is a nice little Remington Junior which was manufactured in 1935. The '30s Junior is essentially a Remington Portable No. 3, however with less features to appeal to the average consumer during the Great Depression who didn't have a lot of money to spend on a new typewriter. As advertising literature by Remington exclaims: "Stripped of some of the conveniences of higher priced models, it retains all that are essential to first-class typing. Especially suitable for the use of children and students, for social correspondence and home work." This same idea of the Junior being used by children/students is evident in the owner's manual which can be downloaded for free here: http://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/Remington-Junior-manual.pdf
This typewriter itself is in decent shape, and is fully functional. I would say everything works right down to simple things such as the bell, however this typewriter does not have a bell. This typewriter does not have a case (would be a base and lid). Cosmetically, this typewriter has a handful of scratches and areas of missing paint. I've polished the paint as much as possible, however it still doesn't shine like a mirror. The metal has some minor surface rust in spots, however I was able to remove a lot of it, and any that remains does not affect this typewriter in any way. I have installed new rubber feet so the typewriter will not slide around while being used. This typewriter does work (see type sample) however I would not recommend using this machine heavily- it just wasn't made to be a novel-writer like some were. This typewriter also doesn't have a ribbon color selector, so it can only use a single color ribbon. Speaking of ribbons, this typewriter does not use universal ribbons, so you'll probably want to re-thread the original spools.
All-in-all, if you're looking for a functioning depression-era typewriter with a bit of historical significance, then this is an excellent choice on the lower-end of what a depression-era machine normally sells for today.
This typewriter itself is in decent shape, and is fully functional. I would say everything works right down to simple things such as the bell, however this typewriter does not have a bell. This typewriter does not have a case (would be a base and lid). Cosmetically, this typewriter has a handful of scratches and areas of missing paint. I've polished the paint as much as possible, however it still doesn't shine like a mirror. The metal has some minor surface rust in spots, however I was able to remove a lot of it, and any that remains does not affect this typewriter in any way. I have installed new rubber feet so the typewriter will not slide around while being used. This typewriter does work (see type sample) however I would not recommend using this machine heavily- it just wasn't made to be a novel-writer like some were. This typewriter also doesn't have a ribbon color selector, so it can only use a single color ribbon. Speaking of ribbons, this typewriter does not use universal ribbons, so you'll probably want to re-thread the original spools.
All-in-all, if you're looking for a functioning depression-era typewriter with a bit of historical significance, then this is an excellent choice on the lower-end of what a depression-era machine normally sells for today.
Sold out