1924 Remington #6 Noiseless

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A Much Quieter Typewriter

The 1924 Remington #6 Noiseless uses a 4-row, Qwerty, 42-key, thrust-action impact mechanism.

The “Noiseless" typewriter, is a thrust-action machine intended to make the office a quieter place to work, an effort spanning nearly 80 years from 1896 until the screeching of the early dot matrix printers in the mid-70s, when the large printers were encased in clumsy foam-lined sound reducing boxes.

It wasn’t until the 1990’s when laser printers, driven by computers, finally provided welcome quiet in the workplace.

After changing hands from one company to another, the Noiseless typewriter was purchased from the Noiseless Typewriter Company by Remington in 1924, which then introduced it as the Remington Noiseless #6.

Instead of the frontstrike technology of most machines of that time, whacking each letter into place on the platen, the Noiseless uses precise thrust action to reduce typing noise.

As Paul Lippman describes it in his book, American Typewriters, ‘The noiseless uses the momentum of a pivoted weight on each type bar to bring the type to the printing point in a relatively quiet "kiss,” which reduces the noise but requires a rigid metal platen rather than rubber to make an impression possible.” (See related photos of the thrust action.)

On the upper front of the machine, there is an adjusting dial to regulate the precise amount of pressure needed to print the character on paper.

The Noiseless is very heavily constructed to further reduce noise and includes a noise-reducing curved cover made of a Bakelite material.

A pertinent related fact is that, in the World War II War Rooms in London, Winston Churchill required that only Noiseless machine be used to maintain a tolerable work environment. Several Noiseless typewriters are still on display there.

The 1924 Remington #6 Noiseless employs an ingenious system of levers where a total of 42 characters may be typed using just 22 type bars.

The carriage return strap has been replaced, but the bell striker needs a stronger spring.

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Overall condition: Fair
Year: 1924
Serial No.: XR212682
Type language: English
Manufactured by the Remington Typewriter Company, Ilion, New York, USA