The No.3 later put on the market was essentially the same as the No.5 with a wider carriage that could accomodate paper 14" wide and type a 12" line. The original No.3 was an experimental model which was never placed on the market. It had 39 keys It is historically important as being the first typewriter to be able to type in both upper- and lower-case letters from the same key. In shape and size, it more closely resembled what we think of as a "modern" typewriter. This model was a dratmatic departure from the No.1. Though the carriage and keyboard are the same as its predecessor, the frame has been lowered and elongated. As you can see, the sides have been opened, yet the keylevers are covered. For lack of a better identifier, I'm calling this intermediate model the 1.5 so as not to confuse it with the Remington-labeled Sholes & Glidden. They were marketed simply as "Remington" or "Type Writer". The first Remingtons prior to the No.2 did not have a model number designation. It typed in all capitals, and had lids that covered the keyboard and carriage when not in use. For the most part, it was the Perfected Sholes & Gliddon sold under the Remington brand. The first typewriter to bear the Remington name differed little from the Shoes & Gliddon from which it descended. Much has been written on the history of the Remington I will not attempt to repeat that, but will instead attempt to briefly summarize the differences in the various models. License the company to produce Underwood's Noiseless models at the Remingtonįactory.) Remington bought the Noiseless typeriter company in 1924, generatingĪ popular line of portables and desktop models.Ĭlick here for a table of Remington serial number and manufacturing dates, including data for the entire line of "blind" Remington Standards.Īlthough I have few of these to display, it would do well to serve up a quick overview of the early Remington models, to help put the ones that follow in context. (Ironically, Underwood itself would later bow to Remington and Industry standards, unrivaled in popularity until the Underwood locomotive roared Their own line of typewriters, their machines established themselves as virtual They literally began the typewriter revolutionīy contracting to produce the Sholes and Gliddon later, they gave birth to the modern portable. Please don't use any of the materials here without my permission.Īre a family line as long and as well-known among typewriter enthusiasts as Here's a link to the Model 12 on Remington's site.Īnd, a link to download the manual for it.Genealogy, with a focus on the Seaver, Bilyeu, Amidon, and Lowell branches There should be some letters on the left-hand side of the barrel which will give the month and year of ing the following link. I think you've pretty well identified what you have.Ī Remington Model 12 Gallery Special (use only. it has an octagonal barrel, longer than 20 inches ( Approximatly 24 inches with threading), on the top of the barrel in front of the reciever it is stamped Remington Trademark 22 Short Redneckyankee85 wrote:I have a Remington pump action rifle, from what i have been able to find out, it is a model 12, that is about all I know, I want to find out what year it was made and what make of the model 12 it is. So my questions are, can anyone tell me what year this would be from approximatly, and also what version of the Model 12 it is, I have seen online that there were many different varieties of the 12 made. and if it helps, the rifle has a flip up rear sight. The Serial Number is RW 519042 I think, I found that on the bottom of the reciever. On the side of the reciever it says Gallery Special, has a crescent buttplate, and what I guess should be called a semi pistol grip, the only other things I can say about it is that behind the trigger guard is stamped Remington UMC Trademark, and that is stamped on the buttplate as well. it has an octagonal barrel, longer than 20 inches (Approximatly 24 inches with threading), on the top of the barrel in front of the reciever it is stamped Remington Trademark 22 Short I have a Remington pump action rifle, from what i have been able to find out, it is a model 12, that is about all I know, I want to find out what year it was made and what make of the model 12 it is.
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