Remington Model 7 Noiseless Typewriter, 1931
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Artifact Overview
Sholes & Glidden introduced the first practical typewriter in 1874. By the 1880s, there were several companies mass producing these machines, including rifle manufacturer Remington & Sons. Typewriters were part of the "information explosion" that included technologies like the phonograph and telephone. They modernized offices by helping workers--increasingly women--reproduce and organize information more neatly and quickly than handwriting.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Typewriter
Date Made
1931
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Manufactured by the Remington Typewriter Company and division of Remington Rand, Inc.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
32.3.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Remington Rand Business Service.
Material
Composite material
Steel (Alloy)
Rubber (Material)
Ribbon (Material)
Color
Black (Color)
Gold (Color)
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Length: 13 in
Width: 12 in
Height: 7 in
Inscriptions
on front:
Remington 7 / Noiseless
on back:
Product of Remington Rand / MADE BY REMINGTON TYPEWRITER COMPANY U.S. / UNDER NOISELESS PATENT 1,471,152 AND / OTHER U. S. AND FOREIGN PATENTS
on plate on back:
H-10653
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