"Remington" - the first typewriter

The history of the invention of the Remington typewriter is well-known — as they are said to be heard — so the presentation will be short. But, as usual, illustrated.

So, the Remington typewriter : not the earliest of similar mechanisms, but the first, whose industrial production was established and put on a grand scale. In this connection, straightforward, like a nail, Americans consider its inventor Christopher Scholes to be the ancestor of all typewriters in general.

Work on the invention began in 1867, at the initiative of the publisher and public figure Christopher Scholes , joined by Carlos Gliden and Samuel Soul . Later, James Densmore entered the group as an investor.
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Work on the construction continued for five years. It was invented, embodied in metal and patented several samples, initially unsatisfactory.
Patents from 1868:



It looked like the early versions of the Scholes-Glidean-Soul typewriter:



Only by 1873 was it possible to create something acceptable.
In a photograph taken in 1872, Scholes’s daughter is testing her father’s experimental machine. Next to it, on another image, it is the same (apparently, it is drawn from the photo).



Subsequently, the size of the machine was reduced.
Model Scholes and Glidden from 1873:



But most importantly, the inventors managed to find a real investor - Remington & Sons, which produced weapons and agricultural equipment.
Phil Remington , one of the Remington brothers, the head of the company at the time:



Remington & Sons turned out to be the horse that transported the invention to a wide strategic space: with the direct assistance of Remington, under its brand and at its weapons production facilities, the world's first mass production of typewriters was established.
It looked like "Remington" number 1:



(The footswitch touches, of course. The poured Singer sewing machine that my great-grandmother had).

Typewriter manufacturing at the Remington Factory:



Testing and adjustment of manufactured machines:



Since 1874 sales began.
Shop, in which was sold typewriter "Remington":



One of the first advertisements of the Remington typewriter:



Drawings from the first catalog of typewriters:



At the same time continued to improve the design. Instead of retiring Samuel Sole, Matthias Schwalbach took part in the work.



Patents from 1876 and 1878:



Successful finds were immediately embodied in the design: the typewriter was improved.
The range of typewriters "Remington":





In 1886, the Remington brothers experienced financial difficulties and were forced to sell the business: the rights to the invention were transferred to a specially created Remington Typewriter Company .

Nothing has changed: the idea of ​​the necessity and convenience of using printing equipment was by then firmly introduced into the mass consciousness, the Remington trademark remained the catalyst in this process.

Continued persistent and well-designed advertising.
“To me, please, the Remington typewriter.” This is the best typewriter, isn't it? ”



In old photos, I often see familiar faces, and this one too. In the image of the buyer - Nikita Mikhalkov, if you do not know. What once again proves the unmatched quality of “Remington”: Nikita Sergeyevich will not acquire poor-quality crap under any circumstances, as you understand.

Other advertising.
“Oh, how I love my Remington typewriter! We have to constantly look around to check if it is in place. ”



The advanced advertising technologies of that time were used, namely, the identification of the brand with a pretty face.
Beautiful young lady in the photos - Miss "Remington":





Massive advertising lasted for half a century:



Even office furniture specially designed specifically for the Remington typewriters was produced.




The glorious technological history did not end immediately, but somehow by chance, gradually.
In 1927, Remington Typewriter Company merged with Remington Rand , a computer equipment manufacturer. This is not surprising: already at that time, Remington accounting machines were produced on the basis of typewriters.



Printing mechanisms, although they were used for decades, began to be perceived as peripherals to computing devices: the era of printers was coming, which demanded new heroes-inventors, heroes-investors and heroes-producers.

What is left of Remington? A lot, if you think about it.
The Remington brothers earned a lot of money from the invention (it’s amazing how they managed to go bankrupt). Christopher Scholes didn’t stay, too, having received worldwide recognition in addition to the despicable metal.
In this collage of Scholes, as far as I understand, in paradise, and in the role of the Gurias are the beneficent typists who the inventor provided with dust-free and well-paid work:



On earth, grateful users erected a monument to the inventor.



Among the first users of "Remington" were, by the way, famous personalities, in particular Mark Twain .
Russians, of course, are much closer to another, much more powerful last name.



Yes, Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy himself, and behind the personal Tolstoyan "Remington" - his daughter.

As you see, the invention of Christopher Scholes has had the most beneficial and moral influence that you can imagine on Russia.