This beat up old Remington typewriter is up for grabs on eBay. Its a Remington Standard Model 2 and I must admit it looks a tad sad and needs a loving new owner who will restore it to its original glory.
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The Remington 2 was the first model to be sold in substantial quantities and succeeded the Sholes & Glidden that was generally regarded as the Remington 1. By Dave Knight The manual typewriter and indeed it’s successor the electric typewriter is regarded by most people a relic of a bygone age. Modern offices and home businesses now use computers to produce both hard copy documents and electronic documents that whisk across the world in seconds. However, the personal [...] Sometimes called the ‘Midget’, it is mounted on a wood base with a mahogany veneer and has beautifully curved cover in the same material. It has a capacity of 9×13×8 and I researched the machine using its serial number #45827I and from the resulting information I believe this particular machine was made around 1920. |
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