1929 Remington Porto-Rite #SR10232
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 10-15-2026 at 03:46PM
Last Edit: 10-15-2026 at 03:52PM
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Description:
2026-OCT-15, Gallery Creation. After reviewing the Porto-Rite galleries on TWDB a few days ago, I decided to check eBay. There are 4-5 listings for actual Porto-Rite machines when I search under the keyword "porto-rite". None of these listing had the serial number indicated, but I asked the seller, and got back 4 responses. While this one, #SR10232, is lacking a Tab key as expected, it violates the pattern I observed in my description update for my machine, #SR5062 (currently the earliest known Porto-Rite serial number). That is, #SR10232 has the bent-rod type of paper release lever, whereas its new neighbors in TWDB, #SR10055 and #SR10640 (as well as #SR10802) all have the knobbed-rod type of paper release lever. Machines #SR10925 and above all have both the Tab key and the knobbed-rod paper release.
This machine, #SR10232, has its serial number at the back of the machine on top, under the right end of the carriage. It seems that location of serial number might be a differentiator, as the apparently new machines have their serial number etched at front, behind the top right row of keys.
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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 Porto-Rite on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Remington Serial Number page and the Remington Porto-Rite By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
