Remington Model 5the 1937 Streamline

Mechanically the Model 5 is the same machine Remington had been refining since the early 1930s, but in 1937 it got the body it is remembered for: a rounded, glossy Art Moderne shell, probably shaped by the designer Oscar Bruno Bach, built in Ilion, New York. It runs on Remington's patented geared type-bars, which give the keystroke a distinctive leveraged snap and a travel that comes off smoother than a Smith-Corona of the same years. There is the upright carriage-return lever and the self-starter key that jumps the carriage five spaces for a fresh paragraph. Production peaked in 1941 and was shelved by April 1942 when the factory turned to war work, which is part of why the pre-war gloss machines are so sought after now. Remington called it the world's most famous portable, and for once the pamphlet was close to right.