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1936 Smith Premier Chum Portable Serial # V420531 1936 Smith Premier Chum Portable typewriter, Serial # V420531 Brian Decker's 1936 Smith Premier Chum Portable typewriter. 2026-08-14 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Brian Decker: 1936 Smith Premier Chum Portable Serial # V420531 2026-AUG-14, Gallery Creation. On his Remington Portables page, Richard Polt talks about the "Smith Premier Chum Portable" being a name-variant of the Remington Portable #3, assembled in the United Kingdom from parts manufactured by Remington. This might be the first "Chum" on the DB, unless someone has posted a gallery under a Remington typewriter model grouping. This is another eBay sighting, a new listing within the past day or two. Seller located in Johnstown, PA (not in the UK as one might imagine); asking $148.88 OBO. The seller has not provided an image of the serial number as stamped on the machine, but the Guarantee label on the inside of the case top cover shows a barely legible serial number of "V 420531", which would make the manufacture date in March 1936, per the Remington Portable 1/2/3 serial number data in the DB.

1936 Smith Premier Chum Portable #V420531

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 08-14-2026 at 10:38AM
Last Edit: 08-14-2026 at 10:49AM

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2026-AUG-14, Gallery Creation. On his Remington Portables page, Richard Polt talks about the "Smith Premier Chum Portable" being a name-variant of the Remington Portable #3, assembled in the United Kingdom from parts manufactured by Remington. This might be the first "Chum" on the DB, unless someone has posted a gallery under a Remington typewriter model grouping. This is another eBay sighting, a new listing within the past day or two. Seller located in Johnstown, PA (not in the UK as one might imagine); asking $148.88 OBO. The seller has not provided an image of the serial number as stamped on the machine, but the Guarantee label on the inside of the case top cover shows a barely legible serial number of "V 420531", which would make the manufacture date in March 1936, per the Remington Portable 1/2/3 serial number data in the DB.

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"Chum Portable" decal closeup.
"Chum Portable" decal closeup.

Guarantee label with just-legible serial number.
Guarantee label with just-legible serial number.

Front, main view.
Front, main view.

Front with tape measure.
Front with tape measure.

Front with a better view of the paper table.
Front with a better view of the paper table.

Keyboard, left-end.
Keyboard, left-end.

Keyboard, left-central.
Keyboard, left-central.

Keyboard, right-end.
Keyboard, right-end.

Top-down view of type basket region.
Top-down view of type basket region.

Ribbon vibrator.
Ribbon vibrator.

Type basket.
Type basket.

Right-Top-Forward view of Chum decal.
Right-Top-Forward view of Chum decal.

Right broadside.
Right broadside.

Right broadside with tape measure.
Right broadside with tape measure.

Right carriage-end.
Right carriage-end.

Aft.
Aft.

Left broadside.
Left broadside.

eBay main listing page.
eBay main listing page.

Another view of the Guarantee label.
Another view of the Guarantee label.

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.


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