Item ST 18481 Typewriter - Remington, Standard Model No. 7, 1900

Summary

Typewriter of the type-bar upstrike class. It is a Remington Standard No.7, manufactured by Wyckhoff, Seamans & Benedict of Ilion, New York, U.S.A. Remington typewriters were originally made by the Remington Typewriter Company but in 1893 Wyckhoff, Seamans & Benedict obtained sole distribution rights for Remington typewriters and sole manufacturing rights in 1896.

In this machine the typebars rest in a semicircular vertical typebasket from where they rotate upwards to strike the paper and platen from below. As a result that the printed characters are not immediately visible to the operator. Thus the platen must be pivoted upwards and backwards for the operator to check the work. At a time when most typewriter manufacturers had switched to "visible writers" where the operator could see the typed words immediately, Remington persisted with the upstrike design. Finally, in 1908, they introduced the Model 10 which was a visible writer.

The serial number is 63299, indicating the year of manufacture as 1900.

Physical Description

Black-finished metal frame with gold decoration. Type-bars arranged in vertical circular basket with cylindrical platen on top. 1.5 inch (38 mm) ribbon carried between spools on horizontal axes. QWERTY keyboard with 42 keys in four rows, including one shift key. Keys are circular, with black lettering on a light background. Black spacebar along front of keyboard.