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1966 Remington Model 24 Serial # M290255 1966 Remington Model 24 typewriter, Serial # M290255 James Grooms's 1966 Remington Model 24 typewriter. 2025-06-26 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of James Grooms: 1966 Remington Model 24 Serial # M290255 While the elfs toil away in the typewriter sweatshop, I am off in the hinterlands where the $10 typewriters still exist. The line lock is stuck and there is a little bit of rust around, but otherwise it should clean up well. Do you want to know how bad it is over at Remington when you don't have a viable option to an IBM? Well buy two 25s and they throw in a 24 for free.
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Is this the last great standard? No. The 440, as ugly as it is, is a far better typewriter. As is the Empress is before it. Underwood is gone and even if they were around the Touchmast 5 cost cutting measure machine is no match. It wasn't a match when it was the 'Golden Touch." Smith Corona and the 75? I've never had one on the bench. Was it another cost-cutter?

The Remington Model 24 is the same as the previous Standard model as in no key set margins. It is not quite a 17, as those had a finer touch setting and a were softer at the low setting. These three-position machines always feel heavy. They are still using the Fold A Matic for super easy service that was introduced in 1950 with the first Super Riter. See pic.

Remington is clearly following the Royal example with the Empress/Electress in making the standard look like the top of the line electrics.

This example came off a farm and was out in a shed, so full of the fine sand you'd expect. The big issue was a few areas of rust. The ribbon switch and the line lock pivot in particular. I got the line lock lever to move, but it was moving the pivot post along with it. If not for the flip back frame, I wouldn't have been able to get a pair of Vise-Grips on the pivot (pic) and hold it while moving the lever with some PBB assist.

1966 Remington Model 24 #M290255

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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 10-19-2024 at 04:55PM
Last Edit: 06-26-2025 at 04:59AM

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While the elfs toil away in the typewriter sweatshop, I am off in the hinterlands where the $10 typewriters still exist. The line lock is stuck and there is a little bit of rust around, but otherwise it should clean up well. Do you want to know how bad it is over at Remington when you don't have a viable option to an IBM? Well buy two 25s and they throw in a 24 for free.
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Is this the last great standard? No. The 440, as ugly as it is, is a far better typewriter. As is the Empress is before it. Underwood is gone and even if they were around the Touchmast 5 cost cutting measure machine is no match. It wasn't a match when it was the 'Golden Touch." Smith Corona and the 75? I've never had one on the bench. Was it another cost-cutter?

The Remington Model 24 is the same as the previous Standard model as in no key set margins. It is not quite a 17, as those had a finer touch setting and a were softer at the low setting. These three-position machines always feel heavy. They are still using the Fold A Matic for super easy service that was introduced in 1950 with the first Super Riter. See pic.

Remington is clearly following the Royal example with the Empress/Electress in making the standard look like the top of the line electrics.

This example came off a farm and was out in a shed, so full of the fine sand you'd expect. The big issue was a few areas of rust. The ribbon switch and the line lock pivot in particular. I got the line lock lever to move, but it was moving the pivot post along with it. If not for the flip back frame, I wouldn't have been able to get a pair of Vise-Grips on the pivot (pic) and hold it while moving the lever with some PBB assist.

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