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Showing posts with label remington remette. Show all posts
Showing posts with label remington remette. Show all posts

Friday, May 18, 2012

FRANKEN-WRITER














The Donor Machine, a Remington 5, cosmetically great, mechanically ... crap:









Before pics of the Remette. Remette au naturale, no paper scale:










and no bell assembly:










Remette "Franken-ized" with the bell assembly from the no. 5:











Remette with new paper scale. Now I know where to center the type and set margins. The fountain pen next to it is a pre-WWI Conklin, restored by yours truly and ready to write:












This video shows you the bell in action, proving it actually works: