1928 Remington Portable #3 (parts)

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A Well Made and Popular Portable

About 300,000 portable #3’s were made. The yellow key tops were an unusual feature, perhaps an attempt at increased legibility.

This machine has a number of problems but lives on as an excellent parts machine for anyone restoring other Remington portable models. The key levers “6” and “G” are stuck together. The “6” lever is missing a connecting wire. Also the ribbon and ribbon spools are missing.

This typewriter uses a geared typebar mechanism which adds operating precision.

Many collectors have found that the carriage lock/unlock mechanism to be a bit of a puzzle if an operating manual is not available to decode the locking steps. In fact, locking the carriage is necessary to put the machine in its case.

Here’s the secret: To lock the carriage, the operator pulls the lever on the left end of the carriage forward while sliding the carriage to the left until it stops centered on the platen—then pushes the platen knob on the right in. To unlock the carriage, pull the platen knob on the right out.

Another hidden feature is the “rabbit ear” paper supports behind the paper table. The paper supports can be seen just above the rollers in the accompanying photos on the back of the machine.

The ribbon reversing knobs are found on the right and left of the frame just in front of the carriage. There are also right and left shift lock keys on the keyboard.

Another feature is the bright red 5-space advance tab key – a "paragraph key." The feature is also labeled a "self starter" on some models.

See additional interesting information online about the Remington Portable #3 at site.xavier.edu.
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The 1928 Remington Portable #3 uses a 4-row, Qwerty, 42-key, frontstrike impact mechanism.
Overall condition: Parts machine
Year: 1928
Serial No.: V155210
Type language: English
Manufactured by the Remington Typewriter Company, Ilion, New York, USA