Remington Electric Typewriter
Remington Electric Typewriter
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- Description
- This Remington Electric typewriter was manufactured by the Remington Rand Corporation around 1949. This Remington had electric-powered typebars and carriage movement as well as many manual switches for tab clearing and setting and ribbon movment.
- Remington produced the first commercially successful Sholes & Glidden typewriter in 1874, and continued to produce a variety of typewriters during the 20th century before focusing its attention on the UNIVAC computer during the 1950s.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- typewriter
- Other Terms
- typewriter; Standard; Electric
- maker
- Remington Rand Inc.
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in x 19 in x 15 in; 25.4 cm x 48.26 cm x 38.1 cm
- ID Number
- ME.333709
- catalog number
- 333709
- accession number
- 302053
- Credit Line
- Defense Supply Service
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mechanisms
- Typewriters
- Computers & Business Machines
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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