Tag: Remington

1952 Travel Riter… over 1 year of trouble free use.

My 1952 Remington Travel Riter has provide over a year of great service.  No problems or issues or concerns (except for a loose key cap or two).  It was a low cost typewriter that I felt was not going to last (long before I new anything about typewriters)… it looked like a well used working machine.  Still is.  Made to last.  Couldn’t be happier with it.

1952 Remington Travel-Riter... one year of super use.
1952 Remington Travel-Riter… one year of super use.

Mind Games: A look at Lumosity.com

Improving the way we think by playing games.  Mind-training.  Why not… our brains are mental muscles that need exercise to strive.  When I came across an article about a company called Lumosity I thought I would give it a try (as have 35 million others) and over time its like going to the gym (you feel better)… so why not keep going.  Note:  The fifth area is Memory… not Attention twice.  Memory is my lowest score.

How smart can I be... I used a 1909 Remington Standard 10 to create this post.
How smart can I be… I used a 1909 Remington Standard 10 to create this post.

The world of IF!

My Remington Travel-Riter from 1952 is a machine that I keep wanting to fault.  It is small, but types like a giant.  It is rusty, dull, and rattles… but the key’s and all the critical parts are smooth and flawless in execution and motion.  The only thing lower in price for this machine would be free. Every thing works so well… that it would be the only machine I would ever need if I weren’t vain and shallow and wanting more features and polished paint.  This Travel-Riter looks well traveled and it has traveled well.  A great tool… some times plain is just what you need.

Change starts with a question... what if?
Change starts with a question… what if?

Looking at six: Reliance, Woodstock, Remington, Underwood & Royal 5 & 10

When I was in high school a friend of mine bought a brand new 1970’s something Ford Pinto… he opened the hood and explained to me just how little he thought of the components that made up his car.  But it was brand new.  I was driving a decade old (plus some) Thunderbird and loving it.  Another friend had a 64 Mustang that he considered a hand-me-down and really wanted a Firebird.   A 57 Chevy was something your Grandparents owned …   A VW “Thing” was cool… Gremlins were interesting… Bugs were everywhere and the only truly important thing was to drive… anything that moved… was better than the bus or walking.

Time places it own take on the value of a car made 40 years ago. Looking back on typewriters made 90 years ago… I start to think would I buy a fully featured used typewriter or a brand new low-priced one. Where I live someone owns a 1970’s Ford Pinto (not me) and another a Yellow 1959 Caddy… guess which one draws a crowd?   Nothing wrong with that Pinto.  Noting wrong with a Reliance… either (which for some reason I keep wanting to call Reliant).

Six typewriters from the early years...
Six typewriters from the early years…