The Remington Mark II was a Torpedo 18b (or 18s) in a plastic shell rebranded for the American market. To my knowledge, it exists in three versions, spanning 3 to 5 years of production (if it went from 1964 to 1968). They all come in an oddly Olympia-like case made in West Germany and have annoying Remington core spools.
The first date, 1965, is a guess. The two later Mark IIs have been dated from the date stamp inside the ribbon cover. This post compares a few points showing the changes in the exterior finish and the change from Remington Rand to Remington and finally to Sperry Rand as the manufacturer.
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| 1965? - 1345954 (West Germany) |
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| September 1966 - 819493 (West Germany) |
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| August 1967 - 1377313 ("Holland") |
I would like to thank my friend Scott for letting me use his camera to photograph his two Mark IIs.
This is a very timely post for me, as I just bought a Mark II of the first type on eBay. Serial number 1348269 was sold on Christmas Eve, 1965, for $119.95.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! 1965 seems like a sound date for that then.
DeleteHi, i just bought a remington mark 11, sperry rand, 830441. Could someone please tell me what sort of ink ribbon i need please. Thanks
ReplyDeleteWith mine, I had to remove the ribbon from the "universal" spools and then thread it through the spool built into the machine (just the end so it is held in place) then spool it onto that. Repeat with the other side. Then the tensioners seem to hold it in place. This works, so I assume I did it right but ymmv.
DeleteI have 1370479 with "65" on the inside cover. It's two tone gray like your '65 but it has the white Remington and red MARK II like your '66 model and no red/black badge on the right of the cover.
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