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Extended Platen
Extra-wide carriage engineered for oversized ledger sheets and business forms.
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01 / 05Remington Standard Wide-Carriage Typewriter — photograph 1
Highlights
Why this object
still matters.
A heavy-duty manual desktop typewriter from Remington featuring an extended carriage for wide accounting sheets. The machine is finished in industrial grey enamel with sculpted dark green keys and vintage script badging.
02
Script Emblem
Prominent raised Remington script badge centered on the top ribbon cover.
03
Molded Keycaps
Dark green cupped keys designed for ergonomic finger placement.
04
Tabulation Controls
Integrated tab set and clear levers flanking the upper keyboard bar.
05
Robust Cast Frame
Heavy die-cast metal housing designed for demanding commercial typing.
06
Dual Platen Knobs
Original fluted black knobs on both carriage ends for paper feeding.
Specifications
The useful facts,
clearly recorded.
Measurements, construction, identity, and seller-supplied details are kept together for direct comparison.
Reviewed · Curio catalogue
Maker
Remington Rand
Origin
United States
Year
1950
Department
typewriters
Packed shipment
6 kg · 45 × 35 × 25 cm
Maker
Remington Rand
Keyboard Layout
Four-row QWERTY with dark green molded keycaps
Carriage Type
Extended wide carriage with integrated margin scale
Body Finish
Matte grey industrial enamel on cast metal
Serial Number
Not visible in photographs
Details
Close inspection,
recorded in photographs.
Detail № 01 · Remington Standard Wide-Carriage Typewriter — photograph 2
Detail № 02 · Remington Standard Wide-Carriage Typewriter — photograph 3
Heritage
A traceable life,
carefully recorded.
Provenance documentation was not supplied for this specific Remington Standard Wide-Carriage Typewriter; this listing is based on the supplied photographs only.
Office Accounting
Engineered for Ledgers
As seen in photo 1, the wide platen overhangs the chassis, allowing mid-century accountants to feed oversized tabular sheets and financial statements directly into the typewriter. The account stays anchored to the individual object photographed here, preserving its maker, period, and visible material character for the next collection.
Industrial Form
Postwar Streamlining
As visible in photo 3, the sculpted profile reflects 1950s industrial styling, shifting from exposed mechanisms to fully enclosed, smoothly contoured sheet-metal bodywork. That specificity gives the buyer a traceable, emotionally resonant piece of United States design history rather than a generic decorative substitute.
Timeline
An object in time,
one continuous story.
1873
Remington Enters Typewriters
E. Remington & Sons begins commercial typewriter production.
1927
Remington Rand Merger
Formed through the consolidation of Remington Typewriter and Rand Kardex.
1950
Postwar Office Line
Introduction of redesigned full-size standard desktop models.
1955
Sperry Rand Era
Merger with Sperry Corporation transitions the product line.
Condition
Honest wear,
documented clearly.
Shows visible cosmetic wear including edge paint loss, surface scuffs, and minor pitting on metal controls. The type basket and key wells display typical interior dust and aging.
✓
InspectedChassis & Paint
Scuffs, minor chipping along base edges, and light surface marks on grey casing.
✓
InspectedKeys & Controls
Green keycaps intact with clear legends; dust accumulation in the linkage wells.
✓
InspectedCarriage & Platen
Rubber platen exhibits surface aging; scale rule is legible and intact.
✓
InspectedBrightwork & Levers
Return lever and knobs present, showing age-related finish dulling and speckling.
Logistics
Inspected, insured,
door to door.
Step 01
Delivery
Inspected, photographed, and packed with its condition report.
Step 02
Shipping
Custom-fit protective packing with tracked, insured courier service.
Step 03
Returns
Return requests are accepted within fourteen days of confirmed delivery.
Step 04
Dispatch
Prepared for courier handoff within three to five business days.
Acquisition
Make it part of
your collection.
Contact the seller for more information or to discuss this object.
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Remington Standard Wide-Carriage Typewriter