1930s Portable Typewriter Restoration

Our restoration of a Remie Scout Typewriter from the 1930s. These Depression Era portables were sold under many names, such as Monarch, Canadian Pioneer, or simply Pioneer, as seen in our case. But these were all rebranded variations of the well known Remington Typewriter Co. This particular typewriter was sold as a children’s model because of its simplicity, compactness, and lack of additional features e.g. an all-caps typeface and open frame. From the serial number ‘S16338’ it was made in March of 1932 and was produced in Buffalo, New York per the back panel. Advertising of the time described it as “would be a fine gift for a student” and was originally sold for $19.75 The equivalent of $398.73 today! To bring it back to its original condition the restoration required disassembly, general cleaning, rust removal with Evaporust, rubber replacements, and lots of polishing! Thank you, Alan Seaver and Phoenix Typewriter for the great resources that were put together and used for the research in this video. Thanks for watching! We hope you enjoy the video! If you have any questions or information regarding this typewriter, feel free to leave a comment, your feedback is always appreciated. Also, be sure to like the video and subscribe for more #restoration videos! ------------- Check out the Instagram:   / bg_restorations   ------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:08 First Look 01:42 Disassembly 05:44 Partial View Before 06:00 General Cleaning 08:02 Carriage Disassembly 09:36 Carriage Cleaning 11:44 Rubber Components 14:52 Spacebar/Paint 19:23 Carriage Advance Disassembly 21:47 Carriage Advance Cleaning 23:27 Polishing 26:33 Deconstructed View After 27:15 Misc. Assembly 27:44 Carriage Assembly 30:19 Spools/Spacebar Assembly 31:43 Carriage Advance Assembly 35:12 Partial View After 35:29 Final Assembly 43:44 Finishing Touches 46:11 Final Presentation