Dismantling the typewriter to clean it, I recognized influences from L.C. Smith in the carriage bearing assembly and Remington in the type bars.
This old typewriter was pretty dirty. Yep, dirt is always the starting position. Once the platen was off the carriage, you could see the old latex rubber paper rollers needed replacement. We made new, then re-installed. The feet were toast, so dug out the remaining crap and installed new. We took some new Oliver Standard feet and trimmed them to fit.
We removed the ribbon spool assemblies from the top for better access and to make sure the reverse mechanism was properly de-gunked. After the old dirt and oils were removed you could see the typewriter had been dropped. The carriage paper table was missing and a brazed repair to the carriage near the left side. Also, the little ribbon feed lever on the left was broken.
To clean the typewriter it was vacuumed, then crud blown out with compressed air. Then off to the solvent bench. I know this may sound a bit weird, yet it took a mild ammonia solution to remove the build up on the type bars and the pivots. Good old mineral spirits and a brush took care of the rest.
I love the condition of the paint (just look at that pin striping!) and the key tops. Well preserved.
Serial number 86537