i fixed a typewriter with a paper clip (Remington Streamliner)

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[@AlencarFaulkner]

Unless you're applying for a secretarial job in the 1950s, I think touch-typing is unimportant, and an odd criticism. Now, fixing a typewriter by manufacturing a missing piece, that's awesome. Great work.

[@andrejwalilko634]

Japanning is a specific finishing method which emulates that glossy black lacquered look with European materials and methods, it's basically graphite mixed with linseed oil applied to metal and then baked.

[@JustMyTypewriter]

Thank you for the information!

[@a.lil.bit.looney]

I have one of these cute little machines... I really enjoy it! It's great if you're just typing on your lap and it actually helped me learn how to touch type.

[@Saboda53]

Very interesting, Sarah, I like your little blue Streamliner. But know that - in its original form - it was anything but just another black portable from the ‘30s - ‘40s. Au contraire! “This typewriter (the one shown in your Remington ad) is an example of the streamlined industrial design of the later Art Deco, or Art Moderne, period. In general, typewriter manufacturers didn't go very far in this trend that was taking other office and kitchen appliances by storm. But this one is a tasteful, striking example of typewriter streamlining. The shape was probably created by noted designer Oscar Bruno Bach.” A company pamphlet says “the modern attractive lines of this new Remington brings 20th Century style and grace to the world's most famous portable typewriter, making it a desirable addition to any home surrounding. Note the big, massive sturdiness of this new Remington portable, its graceful lines and glistening finish." So, unlike other portables of the day, this one really stood out! It’s quite the sexy, swoopy thing, and would look very much at home on a desk sitting between a smoldering cigarette in a glass ashtray and a dry martini. Think Bogart & Bacall!🙂 site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/rem5str.jpg

[@miahoover9225]

Your video turned me on to those wonderful groups. They're helping me a lot. Especially with a free Royal KMH from 1936. I'll soon be putting on a new drawband.

[@rappler32]

Good work with the ad-hoc fix. I dabble in repairing cameras of the same era and am always impressed by the precise mechanical tolerances required in such devices. I read somewhere that there are parallels between the mechanisms of still & movie/cine cameras and typewriters & sewing machines, respectively. Luckily, I'm not a collector of antique timepieces!

[@dianemaher3538]

Sorry, but I chuckled as you tried to pronounce the chemical words. Reminded me of my mom trying to help me study for organic chemistry tests. She couldn't pronounce some of those words either. It's a good memory.

[@theodoretwombly9200]

What are the chances... I just bought the exact same typewriter at my local Goodwill for $7.99. it's the first one in my collection and now I wake up this morning to another fantastic video by you and it's about the same typewriter.

[@gjfaux]

I, too, hunt and peck. Love the colour of the Remington.

[@user-zt5xz5fz4q]

Yes. Very nice colour.

[@riverbarrett9853]

Informative and inspiring once again! Thank you!

[@SchreibmaschinenBen]

OMG Im finally the first comment I want to say to you sarah that you where my insperation to start collecting those nice mashines I now have twentyone and im only fourteen years old I love your videos❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉😅

[@JustMyTypewriter]

Congratulations on your collection !

[@user-zt5xz5fz4q]

I ❤ typewriters too.

[@douglasjackson9058]

Very informative and enjoyable typewewriter video! Good stuff 👍

[@campbellpaul]

Could it be a rebranded Brother? The part that moves out and stops the ratchet is called a pawl... You're right, typewriter mechanisms have evolved and changed, some more dramatically than others. Nice vid!

[@tmunk]

Wow! You really dug deep into that one - nicely done! (:

[@HairyDalek]

Good use of a paperclip!

[@user-zt5xz5fz4q]

Very very nice blue.❤.

[@mdw1138]

If it makes you feel any better, I will ALWAYS pronounce it “Peekah” (I just think it sounds nicer haha)

[@rosvw3517]

You’re a far more patient and innovative woman than I! Well done, you! Excellent job. 🎉

[@Ybalrid]

ABS is the most common type of plastic in use today. Beware, that melts in acetone, which I think is nail polish solvent!

[@HairyDalek]

Also WD40 is not good for plastics. ABS gets pretty fragile with age too, so you don’t want to encourage that any further.

[@Ybalrid]

@@HairyDalekfor sure! On the other hand, I think isopropyl alcohol is pretty harmless on that material, so If you need to wipe it down, or if you use it inside the machine, you don’t have too much to worry about

[@sadmac356]

Acetone is commonly available in nail polish remover, yes, at least in the United States

[@TypewriterChicago]

I was thinking about the pica pronunciation but decided it was probably okay hahaha. I need to hook you up with a blue ribbon for this machine.

[@TypewriterChicago]

Actually finishing the video now :) Impressive repair! Paperclips are great for small parts making, but that resin cast was genius! As far as the ribbon spools go, you actually don't need those little rings, you can attach the ribbon directly to the machine without the rings. There is a slot on each ribbon post where you can slot a knot or a grommet through.

[@lorensims4846]

I bought my Royal typewriters partly for nostalgia but mostly to try to relearn my touch typing skills that I learned in high school fifty years ago. The keys are all very sticky on the Royal model H that I first bought, but then I got a Royal KMM that is just a couple of years older than the KMG we grew up with. The glass topped keys on this one are really dark to the point of illegibility but I am wanting this for touch typing, right? Also, the screws that hold the cover on are missing so I have to use it open, like a model 10 or something. But I found a how-to-type guide from Royal from about the same time period, and after about a day and a half I was touch typing again. I still usually type one-handed in the fast hunt-at-peck style I developed over the years. It's nice to have one hand free to hold something else while I'm typing. My sister gave me an Underwood 319 portable that looks similar to the Remington you have but I think mine is a bit larger. It's in excellent condition but I can't find out any information about it. The ribbon spools look like the Universal style, but I haven't inspected them closely. I've been told this is identical to the Olivetti 92 and may have been manufactured by Olivetti under the Underwood name. I'm just glad that it was free and that it's in such good condition. Thanks for the insert about how to say Pica. I was trained in graphic production and typography in the '90s so I cringed when you said "peeka." I was also shouting "paper clip" when you were told about the missing connector bar, though paper clip metal might be just a little too soft for the purpose. I'm finding it to be a lot more fun watching someone else fix a typewriter than to have to do it myself.

[@AntonioOcculto]

Valentine Olivetti is made of ABS. Never use alcohol on it.🖐️

[@herothebard]

Do you have links to the typewriter groups on Facebook? It would be really helpful!

[@MenkoDany]

Was... was it the paperclip that fixes anything from Smiling Friends?

[@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536]

Very nice portable typewriter. Which does blue color it have?

[@someonespadre]

I load the ribbon in the machine on my Remingtons. I’m a fan of the 1950s Remingtons because they are cheap and extremely well built. But they are heavy, that’s for sure. The Remington ribbon system is a con.

[@user-zt5xz5fz4q]

Which is the color of the typewriter showed? Thank you very much.

[@ChrisAldrich1]

I'm not sure what color Remington named that color, but I've got one and have a desk I refinished to match it almost exactly. It's an electric sort of robin’s egg-color sometimes called “Waterfall”. If you're looking to match the paint try one of the following: Sherwin-Williams 6750, loc #162-C1; Dunn Edwards 5722 RL#267, LRV 68, Munsell: Hue=7.36BG, Value=8.5, Chroma=2.6; Benjamin Moore 2050-50, LRV 55.75. TWSBI has a fountain pen in the same color in their Eco-T line if you're into matching office equipment.

[@user-zt5xz5fz4q]

@@ChrisAldrich1 Thank you very much your aid.

[@user-zt5xz5fz4q]

In Brazil we call baby blue. My color is the yellow. Only. ​@@ChrisAldrich1