General Information

Serial #

CX 64010

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 PRIMARILY METAL; SOME SYNTHETIC AND RUBBER FITTINGS; FABRIC RIBBON..2 SYNTHETIC COVER..3 FABRIC RIBBON HAS METAL SPOOL..4-.5 SYNTHETIC CASE HAS PAPER LINER.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

40.0 cm

Width

40.0 cm

Height

26.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Typesetting

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

REMINGTON RAND

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

Period

THIS TYPEWRITER USED 1930S-1940S.

Canada

THIS TYPEWRITER MFD IN CANADA BY REMINGTON RAND LTD.. USED BY DONOR'S FATHER MR. WILLIAM E. (BILL) LOVERIDGE IN HIS OFFICE AT THE WINNIPEG ELECTRIC CO., PINAWA, MB. IN 1930S-1940S. (REF. 1)

Function

TO MECHANICALLY PRINT LETTERS, NUMBERS, AND SELECTED SYMBOLS ON A SINGLE SHEET OF PAPER, RAPIDLY AND UNIFORMLY.

Technical

FIRST REMINGTON NOISELESS MODEL TYPEWRITER INTRODUCED IN 1909. IN 'NOISELESS' PORTABLES, THE TYPEBAR IS PREVENTED FROM SLAMMING AGAINST THE PLATEN AT FULL FORCE. THE MOMENTUM OF A SMALL WEIGHT BRINGS IT THE LAST FEW MILLIAMETERS TO THE FRONT OF THE PLATEN. WHILE NOT COMPLETELY 'NOISELESS', THIS MACHINE IS QUIETER. (REF.4)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "REMINGTON NOISELESS" printed in gold above keys. "REMINGTON RAND" appears in silver decals on paper support. Serial no. "CX 64010" incised on plate fixed above right-side ribbon housing. Decal on machine back bears Remington Rand logo and text "Remington Rand Limited/ MADE IN CANADA- PATENTED IN U.S./ ANDFOREIGN COUNTRIES". Text printed below reads "MANUFACTURED UNDER NOISELESS PATENT 1,561,450/ AND OTHER U.S. AND FOREIGN PATENTS"..2 Fabric tag sewn to inside edge of cover marked "SWP 2-44402"..3 "Made in/ U.S.A." incised in inner face of spool..4 "EATON/ DELUXE/ typewriter/ ribbon/ ruban encre" marked on top of lid. .5PT READS "EATON'S INKED RIBBON/ IS MADE FROM HIGH/ QUALITY MATERIALS. ASK/ ALSO ABOUT EATON'S/ TYPEWRITING PADS AND PAPER./ CODE NO.3/ BLACK/ NOIR/ 1.00/ CODE 046", IN ENGLISH & FRENCH TEXT/

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

.1 BLACK WRINKLE-TEXTURED FINISH ON MOST SURFACES OF CASING; SELECTED FITTINGS ARE SILVER (COLOUR) PLATED; BLACK KEYS MARKED WITH OFF-WHITE CHARACTERS..2 OPAQUE GREY COLOUR PLIABLE COVER..3 DARK BLACK RIBBON FIXED TO SILVER METAL SPOOL..4 LIME GREEN MOULDED SYNTHETIC CASE LID BEARS NAVY BLUE TEXT..5 BASE IS CLEAR MOULDED SYNTHETIC..5PT PAPER LINER IS OFF-WHITE.

Decoration

N/A