1904 Remington Standard 6

This machine is another great one from Richard's collection. It's a Remington Standard 6 that just needed a light cleaning. This particular model was made in 1904, and utilizes the Upstroke mechanism, whereby the keys strike the bottom of the platen, rather than the front. This model was introduced in 1894, and manufactured up until its discontinuation on July 1914. Its discontinuation was due mainly to the visible type machines, like the front stroke #10 which was introduced in 1908. The act of seeing what you were typing was far more desirable, and the older models were eventually phased out.
The Upstroke mechanism requires the user to lift the hinged carriage up and view the underside to assess the written text. It features several ruled scales to assist in aligning letters and paragraphs accurately. Additionally, the main type bars and keybars are made out of wood, giving it a light and pleasant touch, similar to a grand piano. The feed system is incredibly smooth, and grips the paper level almost every single time.

The main thing I had to do was replace the feed rollers. The three main rear ones, and two of the front facing adjustable ones. The rear feed bar can be dissembled by removing the pin holding in the base of the spring clip. This pin will dislodge the entire arm bracket, and allow you to remove the rollers. The rollers themselves are made from wood, and three sit on a single bar spaced with metal spacers. I used five layers of heat shrink tubing to recover them, and three on the front. The front rollers are held in with pins, and these are easy to remove.
After that, the machine just needed adjusting and cleaning. The extra wide ribbon surprisingly still bore ink. I used denatured alcohol to remove most of the dirt and grease, and a wire brush to nock the rust off of the carriage parts. The wooden parts were also brushed with alcohol.

FEED ROLLER PIN

The final stage was a nice coat of wax, and some rigorous type testing. The machine itself is very fast, and can go up to about 80-90 words per minute with no issues. It is a fantastic machine to use, and if you ever get the chance to, I highly recommend picking one up. The carriage return leaver lifts up to advance the line, and is capable of single, double, and triple spacing. When feeding, depress the tab on the center roller to flip it away from the platen, then press it back down on top of the page. The text writes about two lines above the rule on the bottom of the platen, and the front leaver on the left is the Caps lock. When you hit shift in caps lock, it gives lowercase letters. Off is in the down position.