Manuals for download
Mat Resist was kind enough to scan and forward these manuals. They’re in .pdf format. Enjoy. Blickensderfer No. 5 (1896) Corona 3 Oliver #5 Manual Remington Rand Touch Typing Method featuring an early 50s Quietriter Smith Corona Super-Silent, Silent and Sterling (late 40s- early 50s) Textbook on Typewriter Repair, featuring Underwood, Royal, Smith Premier #2, [...]
Remington Quietriter – QR3272259 (1950s)
This is a Remington Quiet-Riter of 1950s styling. The serial number, QR3272259, is one digit longer than any other serial number I’ve found. I’ll have to do more research. This paticular example has elite type and is a sand color with dark green keys. I have no idea of production figures, but I, personally, have [...]
Smith Corona Skyriter – SC272402 (1949)
Smith Corona developed a really portable machine for use on trains named appropriately, The Zephyr. After the war, with the popularity of air travel, the small, lightweight typewriter was renamed The Skyriter. It came with a metal cover so it was very convenient to carry. This one was made in 1949 – about the time [...]
Smith Corona Silent – 5S121700 (1949)
I found this Smith Corona Silent in a flea market outside Washington, North Carolina in 1989. I had just moved to the city to work at WITN-TV, and needed a typewriter to write home to friends. These were the final days before email. If you look closely at the keys, you’ll see some unusual ones [...]
Remington Rand Noiseless Model Seven (1948)
This post-war Remington is branded Remington Rand on the paper tray. As with all the post-wars, it’s a model 7. This one is serial number H152960, thus made in 1948, and has the black wrinkle finish and elite type.
