LONDON TYPEWRITERS Remington Portable Typewriter Instruction Manual
- June 9, 2024
- London Typewriters
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Instructions for Operating the emington Portable Typewriter
Remington Portable Typewriter
Directions for Preparing Machine to Operate
To remove the cover of the carrying case, raise the latch, push round
button to the left and lift the cover. Pull out cylinder thumb wheel as far as
it will go.
Directions for Preparing Machine to Replace Cover
Pull forward carriage lock never. press in cylinder thumb wheel as far as it will go and push car-triage to the right or left. It will lock at the center of the line.
Learn the names and locations of the parts used in operating.
Actually find on the machine all the parts shown in the above diagram. Refer
to the diagram frequently until every part is memorized.
- Space bar
- Shift key
- Shift Lock
- Margin release
- Type bars
- Left ribbon spool
- Ribbon trailer
- Carriage lock lever
- Line space and carriage return lever
- Carriage release lever
- Variable line spacer
- Cylinder scale
- Line gauge
- Cylinder
- Paper table
- Right ribbon spool
- Carriage release lever
- Feed roll release lever
- Cylinder thumb wheel
- Ribbon thumb knob
- Back space key
- Ribbon indicator
- Tab key
- Shift key
The first operation in typewriting is the insertion of paper. Place the sheet
between the cylinder and paper table, letting it drop as far as it will go.
Hold the paper with the left hand and, with the right, turn the cylinder thumb
wheel until paper has passed beyond the line gauge to the desired writing
point.
If necessary to straighten the paper at any time, press back the feed roll
release lever, adjust the paper and then pull the lever forward. When the
lever is pressed back the grip of the feed rolls is relaxed and the paper is
easily re-moved. Always return lever to forward posi-tion before writing.
To line space the paper, place the first finger of the left hand against the lever and bring the lever forward as far as it will go. Push the carriage to the right at the same time so that it will be in position to start a new line.
The line space puppet sewed, the width of the space between lines For double
pawn pull our the puppet and cairn backward: for sins& space. tutu forward.
Pull forward the carriage re-lease lever and the carriage will move freely to
the right or left. This lever returns to position au-tomatically.
Any desired writing point not reached by regular spacing can be found with the cylinder release lever. To write on ruled paper or to fill in forms. press down lever and turn cylinder with thumb wheel. Raise lever when regular spacing is desired.
Marginal stops halt the carriage at the points where they are set. There are two stops, one at the beginning and one at the end of the writing line. A stop is moved by pressing the corrugated knob and sliding it to the desired point. The scale on the marginal stop rack is a duplicate of the cylinder scale and indicates the exact points where writing will commence and end. It is possible to write outside of the limits of the marginal stops, if they are not set at 0 and 84, by pressing the marginal re-lease key. This permits the carriage to pass the stops, either at the beginning or at the end of the line.
The keys automatically lock when the marginal stop is reached. This prevents piling of letters. The bell rings six letter spaces be-fore the keys lock, warning the operator that the end of the writ-ing line is near. Should the keys lock before the word or syllable is completed, press the margin re-lease key at the left of the top row of keys on the keyboard and add the necessary letters.
Capital letters are written by
depressing either the right or the left shift key and holding it until the
character is printed. If all capitals are desired, de-press the shift lock. To
release the lock. touch the left shift key.
It is often necessary to move the carriage back one or more spaces to correct a mistake or fill in an omission. Use the bad; space key for this purpose. Each full depression of the key moves the carriage back one letter space.
The space bar is used to space
between words and sentences. or wherever a space is required.
When using a two.color ribbon move the lever on the indicator to the color
desired. The life of a single color ribbon can be length-ened by moving the
lever to red when the upper part of the ribbon is worn.
The line gauge shows the position of
the writing line. en-abling the operator to fill in blank forms. write on
ruled paper or make corrections. It also serves as a paper guide.
The TAB key moves the carriage hue spaces from its position when
the key is pressed. To indent for para-graphs. return the carriage to the
margin by means of the Carriage Re-turn Lever. Then press the TAB key once to
indent five spaces or twice if your paragraphs are indented ten spaces. The
TAB key should also be used for writing figures in columns. aligning subheads
or any other statisti-cal work.
Changing Ribbons
- Pull the ribbon thumb knob (see page 5) to the right and wind the old ribbon as far as it will go onto the right spool.
- Turn the left ribbon trailer finger piece (A) and lift off the spool.
- Hold the left spool with the left hand and pull the ribbon with the right. which will release the clip that attaches the end of the ribbon to the spool.
- Turn right ribbon trailer finger piece (A). and lift off the right spool with the old ribbon on it.
- Put the new spool with ribbon on the right spool-shaft (B) and thread the ribbon around the trailer post (C )but under the ribbon trailer (D). 12
- Push the ribbon thumb knob (see page 5) to the left.
- Pull about 8 inches off the right spool and attach new ribbon to left spool by putting ribbon under the clip and snapping clip over the hub of the spool—be sure ribbon isn’t twisted.
- Hold back the left ribbon trailer finger piece (A) and put the spool on its shaft.
- Thread the ribbon around the left trailer post (C) but under the ribbon trailer (D). the same as on the right.
- Hold the ribbon between thumb and first finger of each hand. turn the bottom of the ribbon toward you and thread it through the ribbon-carrier in the center where the type print so that it looks as it does in the first illustration below.
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Care of the Machine
Keep the machine clean. A few moments devoted to this each day will prove a
good investment. No machine can render the best service without proper care.
If the type fail to print distinctly the cause is probably accumu-lation of
dust on the ribbon. This clogs the type. especially 0. e. a. s. and all
letters that have enclosed spaces. If the accumulation has become hardened. so
that it cannot be removed from the type with the brush. pick it out with the
point of a pin and then use the brush. Use oil sparingly. A drop of oil
occasionally on the runways upon which the carriage moves. and on the ribbon
carrier at its points of contact with the type bar guide (page I I ). is all
that is necessary. Keep the machine covered when not in use. Do not tamper
with the tensions or adjustments or attempt to take the machine apart.
Carbon Copies
Duplicates or carbon copies can be made when the originals are written.
without additional effort. This is one of the great advan-tages of typewriting
over pen-writing. Place a sheet of paper on the desk and lay a sheet of
carbon. face down ( the “face” is the glossy side). on the paper: if more than
one carbon copy is required, arrange another sheet of paper and carbon in the
same way, and then place the original sheet. or letterhead. over the carbon.
When feeding into the machine. be sure that the original sheet is at the back.
As the cylinder is turned the original sheet will then be in the proper
position.
Envelopes
To address envelopes, insert usual size envelope in the machine so that left
end is flush with the left end of the paper table. 14
Buy Your Supplies from
Remington Representatives
Our Typewriter Papers
are made especially for use on the writing machine. Almost any kind of paper
can be used on the typewriter. but to obtain the best results certain
peculiarities of stock and finish are essential. The typewriter papers sold by
us are noted. among other things. for their tensile strength. and the ease
with which erasures can be made without defacing or roughening the paper
surface.
Our Red Seal Carbon Papers
made in our own factory. are unrivalled for clearness offish press ions.
cleanliness and long wear. Made in two weights. light and standard. Your
choice of several colors.
Our Paragon Ribbons
likewise made in our own factory. are the best known and known as the best.
Your choice of several colors. Be sure to specify ribbon for Remington
Portabfe. Remember that good typewriting demands good supplies. That’s why we
make our own supplies. We want you al-ways to get the very best results from
your REMINGTON PORTABLE. TYPEWRITER.
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