The Golden Age of Typewriter Evolution: 1870 to 1970

1989 Remington Standard #2

Unusual wide two-color ribbon.

Patent dates stamped on the wooden space bar can be read with a magnifying glass. The dates include 1868, 1871, 1876 and 1877.

This is an upstrike machine. The keys strike the paper on the bottom of the platen. The typist had to rotate the carriage to see what had been typed.

Carriage in raised position allowing the typist to read what had been typed.

Key tops are fastened to wooden key levers.

Wooden key levers are again visible here.

Instructions for keeping the machine clean are printed on the paper tray.

Serial number 38620

Well worn wooden space bar

A sheet of original Remington company letterhead was included with this machine. It includes the famous slogan, "TO SAVE TIME IS TO LENGTHEN LIFE."