1900 Remington Standard #6

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Early Remington Still Using Wooden Key Levers

Like other early typewriters with upstroke mechanisms, the typist had to manually lift the carriage to see what had been typed on the bottom of the platen. Note the curved finger holder on the lever at the right side of the carriage.

This beautiful old machine was first introduced in 1894 and sold until 1914. Similar to the Caligraph #2, this machine was largely made of wood. See the associated photos to find close-ups showing how the key tops were fastened by metal bands onto wooden levers that led to the key bars.

This machine includes on its paper tray the famous Remington "TO SAVE TIME IS TO LEGENTHEN LIFE” decal.

Prominent on the front of the machine is an easily accessible carriage and finger key tension lever, an innovation not yet included in most early typewriters.

Shift keys are provided on both sides of the keyboard, a convenience not always included on early machines. Rather than shifting the carriage up and down, this machine moved the carriage back and forth, front to back, in its shift key movement.

Unlike other machines with 1/2” ribbons, the ribbon on this machine is 1-1/2 “ wide. Also featured is an automatic ribbon reversing mechanism.

As can also be seen in one of the photos associated with this typewriter, a reproduction of the original users manual for this machine is included.

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The Remington Standard #6 has a 4-row, Qwerty, 38-key, upstrike mechanism.
Overall condition: Fair (Some handles and parts missing.)
Year: 1900
Serial No.: 66289
Type language: English
Manufactured by Wyckoff, Seamans and Benedict, Ilion, New York, USA.