Typewriter, Remington Noiseless

The typebars of this machine are arranged in a fan-shaped configuration with the type slugs carrying the characters located on the ends of the typebars at the narrow end of the fan. When a key is pressed the typebar slides forward to press the character against the ink ribbon, paper and platen. On the Noiseless No. 6 each typebar carries four characters and is controlled by two keys. Using the shift key together with the two-character keys allows any one of the four characters on the typebar to be selected.
The noiseless mechanism is characterised by the typebar, which is prevented from slamming against the platen at full force by the momentum of a small weight which comes into play in the last few millimetres before hitting the platen, reducing the clanking sound. It’s not truly noiseless, but it is quieter than a conventional typebar typewriter.
The Noiseless Standard No. 6 was first produced in 1924. The ‘X’ series machines started production on September 1st 1928, with the first machine given the number X100000. This form of numbering only lasted for just over 3 months, when it was discontinued on December 8 1928.
Typewriter of the typebar, radial strike class made by the Remington-Noiseless Typewriter Corporation of Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.A. in 1926. The Remington company took over the sales and manufacturing of Noiseless typewriters from the Noiseless Typewriter Company in 1924.