1923 Remington Portable #NZ37659
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 11-07-2026 at 08:06AM
Last Edit: 11-07-2026 at 08:16AM
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Description:
2026-NOV-07, Gallery Creation. What the hey, another Remington portable sighting on eBay. Typical condition for one of these. Seller is "boatwish" out of Naugatuck, CT. Asking $149.99 "Buy It Now", not set up for "Or Best Offer". Motivation to post a gallery is (1) highest serial number for November 1923 so far in TWDB; (2) desire to continue to build out statistics on these machines when eBay has a listing with the serial number provided; (3) observation that, even as late as November 1923, the type basket shows very many slugs without foundry marks; looks like most of them do not for this specimen.
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Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
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My interest in typewriters started in 1997, when I was in graduate school at the University of Georgia. I purchased and read Darryl Rehr's book, joined ETC, and started reaching out to known collectors. I had several email interchanges with Richard Polt dating from that period. I also bought some of my first machines from Bob Aubert, and visited him at his home twice. After marriage and relocation to New England, I continued visiting antique shops and eBay, until other priorities put my typewriter hobby on hiatus around 2008.
In late 2024, I started up again, working on my machines and having some of them serviced professionally by New England Typewriter (NET) LLC (Merrimack, NH), until they closed their doors in December of 2025. Since mid-2025, I have been adding to my collection again, first with a Hermes 3000 purchase from NET, then with various auctions and purchases on eBay, when I find something that catches my eye.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Remington Portable on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Remington Serial Number page and the Remington Portable By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
