Far more than that today with all the machined parts.

By God that's a beautiful machine.

Does it have wifi? ;p

Good luck finding replacement ink ribbon! They are beautiful to look at

Ribbon is pretty standard and still available. I replaced it a few months ago, and the machine types beautifully

And still works perfectly

Random question: is this the same Remington that makes ammunition now?

Yes, they started making typewriters after the Civil War concluded and the demand for guns dropped. Pretty interesting history.

Beautiful machine, I know nothing about typewriters but it looks like there’s some weird ghosting/smearing on a few portions of the sample. Most notably near the 0 (zero) and the “la” in inflation. Is that normal? I really like the dollar sign with the double slash, though; that seems kind of unique.

Wasn't it after WWII?

Yes! I also have a Smith Corona typewriter

Ya, I think it just comes with the territory. Imperfect key strikes might leave a little smudge

Very cool!!

I had my selectric for over thirty years before I gave it away.

I had no idea it would have been such a BIG ticket item ...

Technology is a continually deflationary industry. The first color TV's sold at retail in 1955 cost $12,000, adjusted for inflation to modern money.

Ya, fair. I would have figured that this was the kind of thing that would be relatively widely accessible, but at that price, it's definitely a bigger purchase than I realized!

I think inflation calculators are often crazy. My father was a detective with the Houston police department in 1958, and his gross pay was right at $172/month.

I know this because my mother just told me about graduating from secretarial school in 1956, having to buy a similar typewriter (financed it for 3 years at about $2.55/month), and here and dad talking about the money…

In real money, I think these would be something like $3k today.

She still has hers.

My daughter bought one of these for $25 at a thrift store. I took it all apart, cleaned, and oiled it. It works like a charm now.

Nope. 1860s

TIL! Thanks