1904 Remington No. 6 Typewriter

This is a circa 1904 Remington No. 6 Typewriter. This is one of the oldest typewriters that I have ever found, and certainly one of my favorites. It is so old that around half of the moving parts in it are made not of metal, but of wood. In image four, you will notice that the carriage does not operate like that of a more modern typewriter. This typewriter is one of the last "lift and peek" machines built by Remington. A "lift and peek" typewriter, or "blind writer", was the earliest form of typewriter built. One cannot see the text as it is typed, and must stop every several lines or so and lift the carriage to see what they have written. An interesting thing about this particular Remington No. 6 is that it can use two-colored ribbons (red and black). This may be the only Remington No. 6 that I have seen that has this feature, and certainly the earliest typewriter I have seen with an ink color selection leaver. This machine was found in an old house in the mountains of North Carolina. Remington No. 6 and 7 typewriters were among the most popular typewriters of their time, and as a result can still occasionally be found every once in a while, sometimes even in good working condition at reasonable prices! Even a rough one is still worth keeping around if for no other reason than historic purposes, in my opinion. I hope that this information will be useful to those who might find one of these and want some background information, and thanks for reading!