Remington Noiseless Typewriter
History and Basic Info
Remington Noiseless typewriters are descended from the original Noiseless Standard typewriters. These are to be confused with Remington Noiseless Portable Typewriters, as they use a slightly different action and are much larger. Noiseless Standards use a modified thrust action to lessen the impact of the type slug on the paper. This prevents the machine from making the loud "tak" noise that is commonly associated with typewriters, drastically reducing the overall noise that the machine creates when it types. However, they are far from noiseless, as the internal mechanics of the machine are still not very quiet. These were manufactured from as early as the 20's to as late as the 50's.
Common Issues
Remington Noiseless typewriters are very complex machines, and can require lots of alignment and tuning before they run well. If your machine does not print, make sure it is not set on "stencil" mode and that the dial on the front of the machine is set to as low as it can go, or all the way to the left. The hardened rubber key caps of the Noiseless 10 can break rather easily as well, so watch out for any bare keylevers if you are interested in a machine. Spool covers and top covers often go missing as well, especially on the 10 as they are occasionally made out of plastic.
Manual/s
- Remington Noiseless Repair Manual From Typewriter Database
- Remington Noiseless 10 manual from Richard Polt's site
