1955 REMINGTON PORTABLE TYPEWRITER BUSINESS OFFICE MACHINE QUIET-RITER AD 29031 for Sale

On eBay Now...

1955 REMINGTON PORTABLE TYPEWRITER BUSINESS OFFICE MACHINE QUIET-RITER AD 29031 For Sale

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

1955 REMINGTON PORTABLE TYPEWRITER BUSINESS OFFICE MACHINE QUIET-RITER AD 29031:
$21.95

1955 REMINGTON PORTABLE TYPEWRITER BUSINESS OFFICE MACHINE QUIET-RITER AD 29031

DATE OF THIS**ORIGINAL** ILLUSTRATED COVER:1955

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS/DESCRIPTIVE WORDS:MIRACLE TAB SECRETARY LEARN AT HOME MANUAL TEACH YOURSELF FREE TOUCH METHOD

Remington Randwas an early American business machine manufacturer, originally atypewritermanufacturer and in a later incarnation the manufacturer of theUNIVACline ofmainframe computers. Formed in 1927 following a merger, Remington Rand was a diversifiedconglomeratemaking other office equipment, electric shavers, etc. The Remington Rand Building at 315Park AvenueSouth in New York City is a 20-floor skyscraper completed in 1911After 1955, Remington Rand had a long series of mergers and acquisitions that eventually resulted in the formation ofUnisys

History

Remington Rand was formed in 1927 by the merger of theRemington Typewriter CompanyandRand Kardex Corporation. One of its earliest factories, the formerHerschell–Spillman Motor Company Complex, was listed on theNational Register of Historic Placesin 2013.Within the first year, Remington Rand acquired the Dalton Adding Machine Company, thePowers Accounting Machine Company, the Baker-Vawter Company, and the Kalamazoo Loose Leaf Binder Company.From 1936 to 1937 Remington Rand went on strike, which resulted in violence and the loss of jobs.

From 1942 to 1945, Remington Rand was a contract manufacturer of theM1911A1.45 caliber semi-automatic pistol used by the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Remington Rand produced more M1911A1 pistols than any other wartime manufacturer.Remington Rand ranked 66th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts.

In 1950, Remington Rand acquired theEckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation, founded by the makers of theENIAC, and in 1952, they acquiredEngineering Research Associates(ERA), both of which were pioneers in electronic computing. At that time, Remington Rand was one of the biggest computer companies in the United States.

On June 14, 1951, the company\'s first computer was introduced, theUnivacI(Universal Automatic Computer). Many branches of the U.S. military, including the Air Force and the Army, were among the first to use the computers. When companies started to buy the computers, they would leave the computers at the Remington Rand facility since they were so big and bulky. The UnivacI was about the size of a one-car garage, and 46 of them were built and sold for $1 million each.

Remington Rand was acquired bySperry Corporationin 1955 to form Sperry Rand (later shortened to Sperry). However, the brand \"Remington Rand\" continued as a subdivision for many years.Sperry merged in 1986 withBurroughsto formUnisys.

Remington Rand was a regular co-sponsor of the CBS panel showWhat\'s My Line?throughout much of the show\'s run.

Strike of 1936–37

Remington Rand had a strike from 1936 to 1937. Remington Rand bought the Noiseless Typewriter Company in 1924, and the Noiseless Typewriter Company kept their company name and their workers were getting paid by Remington Rand. Also in summer 1936,James Rand Jr.tried to break up the strike by firing union workers and hiring new workers to take their places. Rand Jr. also threatened to close the plant. The strike got so severe that state and local police helped keep the strikers from throwing stones at workers and vehicles.

The strike started out by theFederal Union, which was affiliated with theAmerican Federation of Labor(AFL). James Rand Jr. used the idea of theMohawk Valley Formulato try to break up the strike. The Mohawk Valley Formula was used to spread propaganda about the union strikes. The propaganda was done by spreading out rumors and bashing the union strikers for hurting their families, by having no income coming to their households since they are out of work. The propaganda was also often used to call the union strikers communist or anarchist, to make the public hate the union strikers.

TheNational Labor Relations Board(NLRB), which has a professionalstrikebreakersystem, came in and tried to help the strikers and Remington Rand to reach a deal. The NLRB had strikebreakers come in and the strikebreakers had many different tactics to help the strikers return to work and work out a deal. The strikebreakers brought techniques that involved propaganda, which would spread demoralizing rumors among striking employees. The strikebreakers would also use missionaries to go to the employees\' homes and persuade them to return to work. The missionaries would dress as Remington Rand\'s personnel department to help persuade the employees.

In 1937, the NLRB decided in favor of the workers, and the board ordered Rand to stop interfering with employees\' unions and the right to organize. After the strike was broken in summer 1940, the Middletown plant had closed permanently, leaving 1,200 employees without jobs. There were still legal battles being fought for the employees that were in the strike while the plant was closing. The Middletown plant was run by strikebreakers until the closing of the plant in 1940.Today the building is the home of Stubborn Beauty Brewery.

ProductsTypewriters

Initially produced byE. Remington and Sons, Remington typewriters were the first to use theQWERTYkeyboard layout. Remington had bought the design from its inventor,Christopher Sholes. TheRemington No.1was the first model released. All keys were uppercase. Remington spun off Remington Typewriter Company in 1886, and after the 1927 merger, the Remington Rand Corp. continued to manufacture and sell typewriters.

Colt M1911

During World War II, Remington Rand produced 958,764 licensed copies of theM1911for the war effort between 1943–1945. These were shipped to the Springfield Armory as each contract was fulfilled. Colt Manufacturing Company was unable to fulfill the demand and was assisted by Remington Rand,Singer Corporation,Union Switch & Signal,Remington Armsand theIthaca Gun Company. After the war all contracts for the 1911A1 were cancelled.

The UNIVAC

TheUNIVAC I(UNIVersal Automatic Computer I)was the second commercial computer made in the United States.It was designed principally byJ. Presper EckertandJohn Mauchly, the inventors of theENIAC. Design work was begun by their company,Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation, and was completed after the company had been acquired by Remington Rand. (In the years before successor models of the UNIVACI appeared, the machine was simply known as \"the UNIVAC\".)

The first UNIVAC was delivered to theUnited States Census Bureauon March 31, 1951, and was dedicated on June 14 that year.The fifth machine (built for theU.S. Atomic Energy Commission) was used byCBSto predict the result of the1952 U.S. presidential election. With a sample of 1% of the voting population it predicted Eisenhower\'s win.

In 1949, Remington Rand designed theRemington Rand 409, acontrol panelprogrammedpunched cardcalculator (but not introduced as a product until 1952 as the UNIVAC60 then in 1953 as the UNIVAC120 with double the memory).

They also soldpunched cardsystems, beginning with the 1928 acquisition of thePowers Accounting Machine Companyand ending in the 1950s.

Electric razors

Remington Rand also madeelectric razors. TheRemingtonbrand of razor was originally produced by a division of Remington Rand, starting in 1937. Sperry Corporation sold the division in 1979 toVictor Kiam, who became the company spokesman of the newRemington ProductsCompany. His line, \"I liked the shaver so much, I bought the company\" became one of the more memorable advertising slogans of the early 1980s.

Remington Products to Rayovac

Remington Products was sold in 2003 to thebatterymanufacturerRayovac. Rayovac is nowSpectrum Brands.

In their earliest designs, the rows of beads could be loose on a flat surface or sliding in grooves. Later the beads were made to slide on rods and built into a frame, allowing faster manipulation. Abacuses are still made, often as abambooframe with beads sliding on wires. In the ancient world, particularly before the introduction ofpositional notation, abacuses were a practical calculating tool. The abacus is still used to teach the fundamentals ofmathematicsto some children, for example, inRussia.

Designs such as the Japanesesorobanhave been used for practical calculations of up to multi-digit numbers. Any particular abacus design supports multiple methods to perform calculations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, andsquareandcube roots. Some of these methods work with non-naturalnumbers (numbers such as1.5and3/4).

ILLUSTRATOR/ARTIST:

ADVERTSIZE:SEE RULER SIDES IN PHOTO FOR DIMENSIONS ( ALL DIMENSIONS IN INCHES)

**For multiple purchases please wait forour combined invoice.Shipping discountareONLYavailable with this method. Thank You.

At BRANCHWATER BOOKS we look for rare & unusual ADVERTISING, COVERS + PRINTS of commercial graphics from throughout the world.

Our AD\'s and COVER\'Sare ORIGINAL and 100% guaranteed --- (we code all our items to insure authenticity) ---- we stand behind this.

IF YOU WISH TO PURCHASE A RE-MASTERED COPY PLEASE SEE \"MODERN POSTERS\" IN OUR STORE.

As graphic collectors ourselves, we take great pride in doing the best job we can to preserve and extend the wonderful historic graphics of the past.

PLEASE LOOK AT OUR PHOTO CLOSELY ASIT IS (ALBEIT LOWER RESOLUTION) THE PRODUCT BEING SOLD.....NOT STOCK IMAGES

**NOTE** : PAGES MAY SHOW AGE WEAR AND IMPERFECTIONS TO MARGINS, WITH CLOSED NICKS AND CUTS, WHICH DO NOT AFFECT AD IMAGE OR TEXT WHEN MATTED AND FRAMED. SOMETIMES THE PAGES HAVE BEEN TRIMMED.. PLEASE NOTE THE ACTUAL SIZE OF SELLING AD IN THE ATTACHED PHOTO IMAGE... WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET...

Weship viaUnited States Postal Service.We have a4 day handling time not including weekends or holidays but normally we have all orders processed, packed and shipped within 48 hrs.

A Note to our international buyers (Including Canada). Please read before placing a offer or buying an item:

**Import taxes, duties and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer\'s responsibility. Please check with your country\'s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to offerding/buying on items. These charges are normally collected by the shipping company or when you pick the item up,this is not anadditionalshipping charge. We are not responsible for shipping times to international buyer\'s. Your country\'s customs may hold the package for a month or more.

**We pride ourselves on quality products, great service, accurate gradationsand fast shipping.**

BRANCHWATER BOOKS

YOUR AD WILL BE SHIPPED ROLLED IN APROTECTIVE PLASTIC BAG INAN 80mm (TWICE USPSRECOMMENDED) THICK, 2 INCHESIN DIAMETER (SO AS NOT TO STRESS THE PAPER)SHIPPING TUBE WITH PRESS TIGHT PLASTIC END CAPS.

29031

Powered by SixBit\'s eCommerce Solution