tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155655733060090741.post4204307282630767122..comments2024-03-10T11:37:50.172-07:00Comments on Words are Winged: Typewriter Company LettersWords are Wingedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07427885896085053444noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155655733060090741.post-45544573802115473162023-12-03T07:48:53.096-08:002023-12-03T07:48:53.096-08:00Idle browsing, stumbled on these letters (again) -...Idle browsing, stumbled on these letters (again) - just noticed that the 1916 Remington letter has 'Portable' in its sidebar list of features/offerings. At its lightest his would refer to the Junior, still not quite feather-weight.<br />They must have been very eager indeed to be able to claim something 'portable' against the meteoric rise of light-weight 3-banks :-)<br /><br />(Oh, and thank you for scanning & sharing.)RobertGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01841652527282627317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155655733060090741.post-71365519673509002382015-06-20T12:02:07.749-07:002015-06-20T12:02:07.749-07:00I suppose it would depend on whether these letters...I suppose it would depend on whether these letters came from the main offices of their respective companies or some far out one man operation in the middle of nowhere. I can assume it the latter would use whatever they had availible, but the former would only use their own machines. Imagine the insane publicity if it came to light that Remington used Underwoods to do its business work.Words are Wingedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07427885896085053444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155655733060090741.post-34305466071645786262015-06-20T03:43:38.332-07:002015-06-20T03:43:38.332-07:00I wonder if these three were typed on a Remington,...I wonder if these three were typed on a Remington, Oliver, and Underwood respectively! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com