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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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

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❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉😅

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!

I ❤ typewriters too.

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

Very informative and enjoyable typewewriter video! Good stuff 👍

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

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

Good use of a paperclip!

Very very nice blue.❤.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.