Remington Noiseless Portable Typewriter, 1931-1932
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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
1931-1932
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Manufactured by the Remington Typewriter Company
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
32.3.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Remington Rand Business Service.
Material
Iron alloy
Leather
Nickel alloy
Chromium
Plastic
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 12 in
Length: 13 in
Inscriptions
front lower edge of frame: REMINGTON NOISELESS PORTABLE
back of frame:
MADE BY THE REMINGTON TYPEWRITER COMPANY U.S. UNDER NOISELESS PATENT 1,471,152 AND OTHER U.S. AND FOREIGN PATENTS
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