A very green Torpedo

1959  |  Torpedo 18b  |  1095975

Araldite repairing a loose typeslug.

(sorry if this post appears multiple times in your feed)

I love green.

Sent from my Torpedo 18b

Three kinds of Remington Mark II

The Remington Mark II was a Torpedo 18b (or 18s) in a plastic shell rebranded for the American market. To my knowledge, it exists in three versions, spanning 3 to 5 years of production (if it went from 1964 to 1968). They all come in an oddly Olympia-like case made in West Germany and have annoying Remington core spools.

The first date, 1965, is a guess. The two later Mark IIs have been dated from the date stamp inside the ribbon cover. This post compares a few points showing the changes in the exterior finish and the change from Remington Rand to Remington and finally to Sperry Rand as the manufacturer.

1965? - 1345954 (West Germany)

September 1966 - 819493 (West Germany)

August 1967 - 1377313 ("Holland")

I would like to thank my friend Scott for letting me use his camera to photograph his two Mark IIs.

Extreme 2-finger typing

Best viewed in full screen, of course.

Sent from my Torpedo 18b

Blue Bird

1959 Blue Bird 18b 1201100

Sent from my new Blue Bird 18b

An old story and a new Torpedo

1951 Torpedo 18b 570772

the back piece of the carriage was missing, so I replaced it with black cardstock,
inspired by notagain's makeshift ribbon cover

Sent from my new Torpedo 18b