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Remington Portable

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Remington Portable

1920–30 · United States · Portable · 5 kg

American interwar

The keystroke

Effortfirm

Smoothnessnormal

Snapspringy

Precisionmoderate

Landinghard stop

Volumeclacky

1920s pop-up portable, more ring than later models

The 1920s pop-up-typebar Remington Portable, a heavier early hand. Distinct from the geared Streamline Model 5, which has its own entry.

Worth knowing

A 1920s pioneer: a pop-up segment let a full four-row keyboard fold down into a flat carrying case, which is part of why so many survive. Wikipedia ↗

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Specifications

Manufacturer: Remington
Origin: United States
Years: 1920–1930
Form: Portable
Mass: 5 kg
Shift: carriage

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