This black & white film instructs salesman about the features of the new Remington Rand electric typewriter, and how to demonstrate and sell it to a customer. This is circa the late 1940s. The Remington Electric typewriter shown was manufactured by the Remington Rand Corporation around 1949. This Remington had electric-powered typebars, lightning keys, executive type style, and electric carriage movement. It also had many manual switches for tab clearing and setting and ribbon movement. Remington, who started out as gunsmiths, were contacted by American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes and produced the first commercially successful Sholes & Glidden typewriter in 1874. The company continued to produce a variety of typewriters during the 20th century before focusing its attention on the UNIVAC computer during the 1950s.

Opening titles: Remington Rand presents Demonstrate Your Electric in 10 Minutes (:08). A man speaks about converting typewriter sales in Remington brand sales (:32). A Remington Rand salesman meets with a busy executive and tries to sell the Remington Rand brand electric typewriter (2:29). The salesman presents the executive with brochures and information (3:09). The salesman reveals the Remington Rand electric typewriter (3:55). He shows the basic features of the typewriter (4:17). The keys are operated with the lightest touch (4:28). The salesman hands the executive examples of letters from the typewriter (4:51). The salesman shows more features by touching the typewriter (5:34). The keys type letters very quickly (6:27). The salesman uses the keys and then shows a letter on the typewriter (7:18). The salesman shows the print to the executive (7:51). The salesman shows a letter to the executive (8:13). A pack of ten carbons is loaded into the typewriter (8:38). A speed slope keyboard is demonstrated (9:45). Controls are pointed out on the face of the typewriter (10:25). The executive nods (10:53). Close on a finger pressing a key (11:07). The salesman points at a piece of paper (11:38). The salesman reviews the components of the Remington Rand (11:54). Typewriter’s carriage moves side to side (12:21). The salesman shows a list of those who’ve purchased the typewriter to the executive and they shake hands (12:44). A man sits at a desk and speaks on how the salesman was good at his job (12:58).

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