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Remington No. 12the schoolhouse standard
An early 1920s Remington standard, ubiquitous in offices and schools for two decades. Mechanical, slightly clattery, with that bell that signals end-of-line. Less famous than the Underwood 5 but built to the same era's expectations.
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Specifications
- Manufacturer
- Remington Typewriter Company
- Origin
- USA (Ilion, NY)
- Years
- 1922–1941
- Form
- Standard
- Mass
- 14 kg
- Shift
- carriage-shift