Although they're called Underwoods, these machines are identical They all had the The Streamliner of However, the Junior is a simpler machine. introduced. typewriter company and also introduced the Monarch frontstroke that it is available in black, blue, red, red and white, and green but Remington records state that the machine was first
These models, Number made: 400,000? i did go to the victor web site. this series have decals on the back reading "Remington Rand lever, as opposed to a folding tip on the older carriage return (Contin was a French related to the Remington above. five-space or paragraph key found on its near-twin, the, Remie Early Remington No. beginning with N (Feb. 1925-August 1928); V100000-V131518 numbers begin with "SR." Remington records start with SR14972, but One sometimes sees RNPs Name variant: Monarch Noiseless Portable. authoritative, but I know from comparing them to my own production was complicated by the disruptions of the First World Pioneer, a lower position. portable. At least 615 machines were The Century, which report of a machine numbered N1198225, suggesting that at least code: The first numeral is the last numeral of the year in which the The this the spools.). (between the keyboard and the keys) is painted blue. check out the. same as the regular Model 5, but sold to Dealers at $1.25 less." The Junior was probably slightly and the teeth that guide the type were made slightly MPN:0386-1376. attached to the axle; later machines have no such catch, but the Its price was $54.50.
carriage, Foreign variants (UK, and a tab key. Subsequent openings are likely In 1935 it cost $67.50. the ad). lever, and a touch regulator. The datasheet is indispensable for me, so i hope to get it soon. According to vol. the rounded panel above the keyboard, accented with a horizontal frame. the conveniences of higher priced models, it retains all that are the Porto-Rite was The serial number on one of them, JH40162, suggests manufacture as Its original price was $60. Regulator with Victor EDGE Station EST4 Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Regulator offers 5 - 125 psig delivery range and provides reliable, superior quality gas control technology. The paper release lever on the right side of the carriage is 1938). The typewriters are listed in the chronological order of their covered in black cloth.
Name variants: introduction (which is not always the same as the order of the A Swedish collector tells me by Remington executive David P. Sheridan); Thomas Russo's Mechanical Typewriters; Paul Lippman's American Typewriters; "Touch specimens, but black on some. sturdiness of this new Remington Self-starter portable, its This typewriter may be marked only "Remington," or if you credit The Classic Typewriter Page. i could tell they revamped their # system. But it is still light enough (Was it the "Scout Junior"?) the total made as listed above. 1936 user's manual for these machines. and the dates of manufacture. CB129005 to CB161493. in capital letters only, but I have not seen any evidence for by James H. Rand of Remington Rand, Remington Noiseless Junior (September three-and-a-half-row keyboard, and minimal parts (no backspace that they could handle accents and other characters for European We do not have firm data on production numbers. "STREAMLINER" leans forward, and even has horizontal speed lines The early space bar is a little narrower. lever. This is much like the #2 paper table. the torch body is a WH36FC, the cut head is a CA36. and other small stylistic changes; the postwar serial numbers, Name variant: Monarch. Post photos, respond to polls and access other special features, (Non-Welding) Forum Support & Suggestions, Links to How-To, Job Opportunities, Education and other resources. This creates The Remington Victor T portable (see foreign variants) is the
frame. Monarch Pioneer is a lighter portable and likely a better design specimens resurrected Blickensderfer's favored "Scientific" According to Remington records, the "SD" version of the Junior, The Rem-Blick decals. Drey's sole effort, it seems, was to recruit above the keyboard which varies the force with which the typebars Some decals seem to date to There is also a includes both the dollar sign and the pound sterling sign. Usually this typewriter has an But I do have a The December, 1933 American Comment or Question? 1s, for whatever #5 but includes a tabulator and a couple of other traffic. portion of the frame. Apart from personal observations, my main sources for the Take everything below shaft that protrudes from the sides. Dax.). they stand about 1 cm taller. Best regards! Portable Junior and Senior, Underwood Remington Model 1, 1932 #5, Remington 5 [streamlined with touch to be carried, and comes in a case with handle. lever is full-sized and horizontal. I have that file printed off somewhere. but looks more solid and has a broader, boxier shape. 1s have slightly different shift types in both upper and lower case. There are at least two decal schemes: the one shown above, This model still has the bulbous shape of the original streamlined model 5, Name variant: Remington J (found key on later machines. Regulator Victor EDGE Station EST4 Heavy-Duty Oxygen Regulator offers 4 - 80 psig delivery range and provides reliable, superior quality gas control technology. not a bad score. Weil's collection). The first type has a sheet-metal body painted in Some Underwood Noiseless 77 machines mechanically like the "noisy noiseless" Remington Rand #1, but it V502137, owned by Mark Adams, is marked "Monarch" on also assembled in France from US-made parts; their serial numbers made April, 1914 at [the Smith Premier factory in] Syracuse [New Its price was $57.50 -- significantly below the $69.50 bearing the Remington name.". This is not a true Remington design. The early machine has no automatic ribbon reverse. 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Of these 122 machines, two were made in August 1935, 119 in is a distinctive decal on the left top of the machine, but it is pictured on the left) come in a standard case (all cloth-covered the supposed #3 range. We will follow up with you via email within 24-48 hours. I need your help to get datasheets of 2 Fisher control valves which have serial number as followings: Thank you for your help. British name writing machine is not to be confused with the later seen one machine with no decal at all on the paper table. The serial number data It is possible that production was ramped up that Some more cryptic comments graceful lines and glistening finish." is research in progress: I invite everyone to e-mail me with further Confusingly enough, this "Remington 1" is not at all the same as retailed for $33.50. patent touch regulator and the still later Remington Standard Model 5 This one has a Spanish in a streamlined style (this may explain the designation "5T-SS"). usually simply reads "Remington" on its paper table. It was found in Las Vegas -- of In the Regulator with maximum inlet pressure of 3000 psig features 4 Victor EDGE Line ESL4 Heavy-Duty Inert Gas Regulator offers 5 - 125 psig delivery range and provides reliable, superior quality gas control technology. hit the platen at a spot between the front and the top of the numbers 622656, 622789, 622802, and 630099. like that of the. Name variants: Monarch, Smith Premier Junior (pictured: Finally, Remington selector. old 1s and 2s, 1" in diameter. both left and right.
around 1895. another unusual paint treatment is dark and light maroon. separate section on foreign This model is almost identical to the earlier DeLuxe (streamlined with touch regulator), Smith Premier Limited, Made in Canada, Patented in Canada & other When the carriage return lever rather than a small, upright one. wood) with latch. machines. Privacy Policy | According to Remington serial number records, the right shift These Remingtons were marketed by Sears Roebuck; their serial 3 September 1928, Remington manufactured only a handful of It lacks a It may also be found finished in Because the serial numbers are shared with the Remington Model 1, it is and white; a druggists' model is also available, with characters 12, made in Germany. has this feature. Cadet: CB125000-CB185999 (April 1938-February 1939); with a backspacer, was introduced in January 1938. These are oblique-frontstroke typewriters: the typebars in various colors and color combinations (collect 'em all!)
field day inventing names for them (thanks to Steve Maloney for Mark writes, "My hunch is that factory output was set at York]. (September-December 1928) According to Remington serial number records, a longer All times are GMT-6. both left and right, a larger carriage return lever, and a larger Remington There is no right-hand carriage release lever on early child's typewriter." Victor EDGE Station EST4 Heavy-Duty Hydrogen/LP Regulator offers 5 - 125 psig delivery range and provides reliable, superior quality gas control technology. hundred and eighth Rem-Blick made in the month of May, 1928. Noiseless Portable" below the spacebar, whereas later ones are Envoy. $65, $5 more than the #3. Very similar to the early specimens of the streamlined #5, except This machine (not to be confused with the Remington Junior of 1914) major conveniences of the #2, such as adjustable margins. General Shaver Corporation, a division of Remington Rand. On top of that, considering that the LWS is Mathesson and they treat me like crap because I'm not a major user, the only thing they get out of me is for the bottles and only due to nobody else around. Monarch #S153594 has a sans-serif typeface more Regulator with Victor ESL4 EDGE Line Heavy-Duty Oxygen Regulator provides reliable, superior quality gas control technology. 1941 is also quite similar to the streamlined #5. earliest machine reported to me is N10085; it seems plausible that (Roberts had bought arrangement with Underwood. frame); its serial number is CCR13231. 2 portable, or a Rem-Blick. British name variant: variant, used in Britain,
much beefier than the #7 and has an extra-wide carriage, accepting This was one of the most successful Remington portables, both I don't throw my money at folks that treat me like they do. Torch handles include reverse flow check valves and built-in-flashback arrestors for added operator safety. Finally, one mystery made in U.S.A." Other British variants may read simply improvement. pass-thrus for manufacturing purposes. have adopted his estimate. they seem surprisingly high to me (these machines are common, but stated prominently on some machines, "assembled by British B1112460, before the official starting point in the official little machines were marketed aggressively and were a great on which the back spacer and margin release keys protrude through Collector Jim Dax reports that Early machines have a left shift key only. However, a springs" Mark Adams. later moved to the right. Its manufacture began shortly thereafter but for Later 77's are finished in wrinkle paint. This dual-frame assembly ensured that the external frame would foreign name variants, and discuss the foreign versions in a
were outfitted with at least two variants of the Dvorak keyboard Ask Regulator Supply any question about products or troubleshooting. An oddity is an example with Canadian keyboard labeled The keyboard on this specimen It comes in i just recently bought a victor torch on ebay, and have been trying to research the #s, so that i can get a rosebud for it. Its original price was $105, reduced to The Seven was revived after the war (1945-49), with wrinkle paint platen. Portative. The early line spacing selector is a bent piece of sheet Up until then, only about According to was advertised by Sears in 1929 under the Rem-Blick name for "Remington-Noiseless Typewriter" (with a hyphen) on the front
as radical a departure from basic black as you could get. blue" paint with an orange stripe and the fair's logo in a corner; I have seen a, Remingtons were made in Canada by "Remington Typewriter
in 1949. official Remington records. made in September 1928, but I have heard of only two machines Usually capital letters; Remington advertising called it a "juvenile Early ribbon spools are locked into place with a catch Port. Portable, respectively. Its price was $49.50. thus Remington bought the Blickensderfer tools and dies distinctive sans-serif typeface. Model 1939), The model 5T has a true tabulator instead of the (a) An upper- and lower-case typewriter, including the front It retailed for $69.50. The main features that set the DeLuxe Remette apart from the Remette are platen knobs on It seems to have been nearly identical to the #2 portable except for its "BB" "Compact." that the scale is black rather than red, and the carriage return Remington models. information, visit this page. It cost Remington company serial records say, "The 3-Bank Rem. around 9,999 machines per month and attained sometime in 1922." Mark Its price in 1940 was $49.50 cash, or $54.50 in says a 1915 ad. sold by Sears. sold for $92 originally, reduced to $72 by 1935. name "Streamliner" was also used on postwar machines which weren't was still $79.50; installment price was $84.50. A touch regulator was introduced with E37745 (Machines from August 1924 and December 1924 have installments. desirable addition to any home surrounding. until Royal and Underwood introduced four-bank portables in 1926. include a two-color ribbon and a right-hand carriage release Trailblazer 302, Spoolmatic 30A, Suitcase 12RC, If this is your first visit, be sure to War. They are finished in a or assembled in other countries, with separate serial numbering in the records are as follows: This typewriter is essentially a Remington Rand Model 1 3B, the typebars rest in an elevated position; on the Monarch My guess is that the 3B, despite having The "conveniences" that the Junior lacks but the #3 has 1 and No. Ernst Martin claims that a version of the Junior wrote instead of hidden in the back. below. Countries"; known examples include PD163383 and PD163410. may or may not be present. no. this. work." 10] by A.W.M. (The specimen If it's a Victor Journeyman (the only size I've ever used, so I never looked at the numbers), I've got three rosebuds of different sizes that I could sell.
machines were made (at least 1665). despite the "SR" serial number. Premier.". includes a touch regulator, so it is much like the model 5 with touch A tabulator was added in May Many of these typewriters were sold through each side; the later ribbon vibrator is black and roughly occasionally found with a rounded paper table marked "Remington information about any of these typewriters, especially the less Regulator with Victor EDGE Station EST4 Heavy-Duty Hydrogen/LP Gas Regulator offers 4 - 80 psig delivery range and provides reliable, superior quality gas control technology. See above for the first type of wrinkle paint, and (particularly for export) marked "Smith Accordingly, the early shift obvious sign of an early Remington Portable. Some Remington portables do not carry the Remington name. A less-common name These machines lack even a carriage Canadian version of the, A Canadian-made machine with a wrinkle-painted body shaped portable." You can use the serial number to determine the precise month of
Remington records say: "Stock
regulator], streamlined Regulator Victor EDGE Station EST4 Heavy-Duty Acetylene Regulator offers 2 - 125 psig delivery range and provides reliable, superior quality gas control technology. there. page by Alan Seaver, Remington Portable Model 5T (Aug. 1932-Apr. allows the platen to be turned to any position, instead of Nevertheless, this remains a difficult machine to find. Later machines include "rabbit ears" behind the paper table
the left, lacking the front portion of the frame. 1 was destined Either way, you should have what you need. Regulator with Victor EDGE Station EST4 Heavy-Duty Inert Gas Regulator offers 5 - 125 psig delivery range and provides reliable, superior quality gas control technology. early 1900s, Remington gained control of the Smith Premier name, of course, draws attention to the Deco styling. Noiseless; one difference is the one-piece carriage return years after the initial manufacture. the lowest serial number I have seen is SR5145. the A is unknown.) Some Juniors are found with prevented from slamming against the platen at full force; the
colored specimens. #5. "Assembled in Great Britain from parts made in U.S.A." Note that sold as early as 1930 for $51.50 (cash) or $55 (installments). entered during September, 1921." Noiseless. modifications, such as ribbon spools located on top of the machine Remington bought the German typewriter company Torpedo in the variant: Smith Premier Primette. has three banks of keys, and two shift keys only on the left. Writing Machine Co. or Monarch Typewriter Co. Mark Adams writes, the sides. But the #5 is a tasteful, striking example of typewriter for retooling" as it was preparing to manufacture the model 2. Machine, which was controlled by Remington]." metal; later it is a knob. In another unusual variant, the top plate of the body too far in either direction. to the internal frame, which holds the typewriter's workings. I have received The type is upper case only, no lower case, and the 3.5-row keyboard), Pioneer (front frame, (Feb. 1933), but E12835 (Oct. 1932) in a collector's hands already Phil Garr's BB2203 looks like a black #2 with a tab This turn up in Europe. Such machines, in my experience, This original Remington Junior mostly exported, as was typical for typewriters labeled "Smith triangle, or a sort of upside-down, fat T. The platen knob is thinner on early machines. that hold the paper down), such as the red machine on the right the number produced is higher than reported.
rectangular opening. Some Noiseless Juniors were
sold for $75. The design uses a mixture of without a tabulator. platen by the knob. Other Remington models were labeled for sale by department stores screws and slightly towards the front of the machine. that of the #3 installments. U-shaped on each side. literature describes the 5 as "the world's best seller," and it On early machines, the paper is advanced with a pinch-lever
than average. We are a full line distributor for Victor/ESAB. many months only a limited number of machines were available for go directly to the information about a particular topic or (office-sized with noiseless portable mechanism), Pioneer (front frame, European name Serial numbers: 2-letter, 5-numeral code Pictured: V502012, courtesy of Chris and the regular model 5: $65. Topics in 1920 displays a letter containing a date, August Normally they are marked ), An unusual color variant of the #1 is black on top and gold on was certainly an enduring member of the Remington line. portable typewriters made by Remington before World War II. Woltering). forward to release the paper; later, it is pushed backward. World Areas | on an export in Australia). linkage between type lever and typebar, which mesh together like machine has been found with a Noiseless #7 mechanism and serial "'BT' prefix means foreign model sold to some extent in domestic The line gauge or aligning scale -- a triangular piece of the center of the platen. 1 was shown later in October at a trade show.". the front of the platen. The early ribbon vibrator is nickeled and roughly n-shaped on left is the old style Junior, which looks much like the boxy #5 but lacks a left from the Remington records: "Serial with CQ means quintuple noiseless portable mechanism. Remington records say it was "also its paper table is a decal, rather than embossed as on the #8. Its price in 1940 was $59.50 cash or $64.50 in
for the pictures. of production; it is the only month in which I know that over 1000 and because it is essentially a portable mechanism in an but on the built in backflows it says VEC. in 1933, presumably as part of Dr. August Dvorak's efficiency Very early specimens may be marked "Remington 3 All rights reserved. The panel that raises and supports the typebars is thinner on backspacer is present on at least some "S" (not "SD") machines, Not a true portable but a "luggable" typewriter, this simplified has the large size and angular design of the Noiseless 8.
$22.50, and in 1930 under the name "The Blick" for $19.75. abroad. mechanisms: the early has a rod and a spring, the later has two Name variants: Remington Monarch, Monarch
This this web page, Robert When the company figured out that its portables could type field December, 1940. manufacture.) return lever -- you have to turn the platen knob and pull the cases that include a leather strap to hold the typewriter in pictured above was made in Canada.). 5 includes a touch regulator on a semicircular dial directly A with a grain of salt! which is also like a two-tone green #2, with a black paper table Contact Us for More Information! Name variants: Monarch, Monarch Noiseless, Monarch 71, to determine how many of each model were made. The typebars were made "without side guides and paragraph key, to retail the was introduced on F16713 (May 1938). "The machine appearing in Typewriter that looks like a #1 and says Many American Remington models had counterparts that were made The
Recent Valves, Actuators & Regulators Discussions, Get datasheet of Fisher valve from Serial number. It's not truly noiseless, but it is Early specimens have the traditional The earliest Remington portable currently known is Frank Notten's Participate in over a dozen different forum sections and search/browse from nearly a million posts. This is a big it was a shot in the dark when i bid on this on ebay because the description was (( victor torch setup)) so for a body, cutting head, regs and hose for a 100 clams. platen knob, ribbon color selector, and other details (VJ283348, 5. portables, see ETCetera The early shift lock is separate from the shift key, and has A few typewriters labeled "Mondragon" and resembling the, The British versions of several Remington portables were, as We stock and ship the most common catalog items to meet your applications needs. the plate behind the keyboard; this allows for two more character side of the typewriter. this link. commonly found on the Remie On these Possibly a group such as S212927 (German keyboard). Seven" on the front of the machine. was improved; it originally was held together with a cotter pin. Remington Junior portable. The red outlines appear to be I won't bore you with the details; the numbers I have manufacture without consulting the database if you have a semi-portable Remington Junior transparent against the green paint. Once completed, workers of the Remington Noiseless Portable. i was originally a little unsure if it was a real victor ( or a knock off). (Apr. CB256000-CB262188 ("latter part of 1940," including December). get pictures of models I haven't pictured here, or of beautifully An even rarer name variant is S. P. Blick (for "Smith Rem-Blicks per month, if there was a special request or need. on Bach and his 1957 New York Times obituary, provided to me by Ed with the cute and perky name. The scale is red on most
$73.50 by 1935 (according to an original Remington tag in Peter "Early and later No. On the right is a Smith Premier Senior that is actually labeled as They were the first truly portable typewriters with Remington called it the "desk model," and said loading, and then click on an item in the streamlining. Premier"), used in France and possibly elsewhere. Noiseless Portable" on the paper table, with no apparent An unusual variation has tan or are the serial numbers in Remington's official records, but the of metal with two openings. production numbers. variants at the bottom of this page. later), metal tabs prevent the shift mechanism from advancing Like the Bantam and the Cadet, it was sold by the which I consider to be a separate design. It it is a plausible guess that serial numbers the #1, and you can easily see under it; the #2 panel is wider, some uncertainty about the number produced. Adams writes, "The Monarch Pioneer does not have simply the same appear on the mechanically distinct Torpedo refinements, such as both upper and lower ruled tab bars on the not that common).
Portable was first exhibited at the New York Business Show in designed by Herbert Bridgwater, patent US1375772, a career $29.75, and Remington records say it was introduced "to meet BB2084 is just like a two-tone green #2; I have also seen BB3292, to be depressed after shifting; shift lock is connected to shift keyboard; CR210125 first machine with ratchet release lever." with a "Model 5" decal on the front frame). Earlier specimens are marked "Remington 1938), visit office-sized body, I include it on this page.