Remington Standard Model Number 6 Typewriter

Title

Remington Standard Model Number 6 Typewriter

Subject

Typewriter, Remington Standard Typewriter, George B. Webb, E. Remington and Sons, Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict, Remington Typewriter Company, Remington Rand, Sperry Corporation, Typewriter Innovations

Description

A Remington Standard Model Number 6 typewriter manufactured around 1894 with significant improvements attributed to Remington mechanist George B. Webb, including an enhanced cylinder, spacing mechanism, paper carriage, and adjustable paper guides. Historical context includes the typewriter's origin from E. Remington and Sons, the transition to Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict, and subsequent evolution into the Remington Typewriter Company, Remington Rand, and its acquisition by the Sperry Corporation in 1955.

Creator

Remington Standard Typewriter Company; George B. Webb (Inventor)

Source

Photography by Joshua P. Stinson, Artifact on loan from Louise Marler.

Date

Circa 1894; ca 1904 (Manufacture Date)

Files

Citation

Remington Standard Typewriter Company; George B. Webb (Inventor), “Remington Standard Model Number 6 Typewriter,” Museum of Typewriters, accessed November 9, 2025, https://museumoftypewriters.omeka.net/items/show/10.