Lot #30: Vintage 1930s Remington Remette Portable Manual Typewriter with Original Case Made in CAN

beautifully preserved piece of literary history: a vintage Remington Remette Portable Manual Typewriter, manufactured circa late 1930s to early 1940s. Proudly stamped as a "British Empire Product" and manufactured by Remington Rand in Canada, this compact machine perfectly encapsulates the iconic industrial design of the pre-war era. Historical Significance: Introduced by the Remington Rand Corporation in 1938, the "Remette" was specifically designed to be a lightweight, no-nonsense budget portable machine during the tail-end of the Great Depression. Stripped of complex mechanics like a bell or tabulator to make it affordable and exceptionally reliable, it became a massive favorite for students, mobile journalists, and traveling writers who needed an "on-the-go" writing companion. Key Features & Condition: • Aesthetics: Finished in a striking matte black textured crinkle finish with classic glass-topped keys. • Portability: Comes complete with its original textured black wood/fiberboard hard shell carrying case featuring its original leather handle. • Functionality: Features a standard QWERTY keyboard layout. Untested The most notable figure linked to this exact typewriter model is Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond. • During World War II, Fleming served in Britain’s Naval Intelligence Division. He owned and operated a Canadian-built Remington Remette during the war years. • He eventually gifted this exact typewriter to a British MI6 secret agent named Prudence Mason to encourage her to write her wartime memoirs. Her husband was an operative whose dangerous real-life exploits heavily inspired Fleming's early concepts for James Bond. • Collector Note: Fleming's personal Remette typewriter is actively preserved and displayed at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. TV prop uses: • Period-Accurate Journalist & Military Sets: Because the Remette was famously manufactured between 1938 and 1941, prop masters frequently use it in television shows and films set during World War II or the late Great Depression. • The "On-the-Move" Prop: Whenever a television character is supposed to be a foreign war correspondent, a traveling author, or a military clerk operating out of a temporary tent, the Remette is frequently used because its flat, compact profile and integrated bottom shell allowed characters to type directly from their laps or small military crates. Pickup category timeslot {A}