| 1816
|
|
Eliphalet
Remington establishes a gunsmith forge business in llion Gorge,
N.Y. |
| 1873
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|
E.
Remington & Sons manufactures the first commercial typewriter,
the Remington Number 1, using Christopher Sholes "QWERTY"
keyboard. The "QWERTY" keyboard remains the standard
today. |
| 1886
|
|
E.
Remington & Sons sells its typewriter business, including
the right to use the name Remington on these products,
to Standard Typewriter Manufacturing Company, Inc. E. Remington
& Sons later becomes Remington Arms. |
| 1902
|
|
Standard
Typewriter Manufacturing Company, Inc., undergoes reorganization
and becomes the Remington Typewriter Company. |
| 1927
|
|
Remington
Typewriter Company merges with the Rand Kardex Company to become
Remington Rand Inc. a leading manufacturer of office equipment.
|
| 1936
|
|
Under
the guidance of Remington Rand Vice President, Harry Landsiedel,
the Remington Electric Shaver Division of Remington Rand is
formed. |
| 1937
|
|
Remington
introduces its first electric dry shaver, the Close Shaver.
|
1939
Ad:
Close Shaver
|
| 1939
|
|
Remington
introduces millions of Americans to the "dry shave"
at the New York World's Fair. |
| 1940
|
|
"Two
Heads Are Better Than One!"
Remington introduces its first two-headed shaver, the Remington
Dual. |
| 1941
|
|
Remington
introduces the first multi-headed shaver with a trimming head,
the Foursome. |
| 1950's
|
|
Retired
General, Douglas MacArthur, serves as Chairman of the Board
of Remington Rand, Inc. |
| 1952
|
|
Remington
Rand Inc. delivers the first Univac computer to the U.S. Census
Bureau. |
| 1955
|
|
Remington
Rand Inc. merges with Sperry Corporation, developer of the automatic
pilot, to become Sperry Rand Corporation. |
| 1960
|
|
The
Remington Shaver Division of Sperry introduces the first cordless
shaver, the Lektronic. Using rechargeable nickel
cadmium energy cells, this shaver can store enough energy for
several days of cordless shaves. |
| 1975
|
|
Remington
moves from the "Slot Head" cutting system to the flexible
foil system called "Soft Touch". |
| 1979
|
|
"I
liked the shaver so much,
I bought the company."
Sperry Rand sells its shaver business to Remington Products
Inc., a company formed by Victor Kiam, in a leveraged buyout.
Remington Products Incorporated is formed. Sperry later merges
with Burroughs Corporation to form the Unisys Corporation. |
| 1981
|
|
Remington
Products opens its first retail store in New Haven, Connecticut.
Today there are over 100 stores in the United States, the United
Kingdom and Australia. |
| 1993
|
|
Remington
aquires Clairol Inc's worldwide personal care appliance business.
|
| 1996
|
|
Remington
Products is reorganized and becomes Remington Products Company,
L.L.C. |
| 2003
|
|
Remington
was acquired by the Rayovac Corp., Madison, Wis., an international
marketer of batteries and battery-operated flashlights and lanterns.
Rayovac is the third largest battery manufacturer in the world.
|
| 2004
|
|
Remington
is a world-class product brand under the Rayovac Corp. offering
of fine quality brands. Rayovac is
is a global consumer products company with a diverse portfolio
of world-class brands, including Rayovac, VARTA and Remington.
The Company holds many leading market positions including: the
world's leader in hearing aid batteries; the top selling rechargeable
battery brand in North America and Europe; and the number one
selling brand of men's and women's foil electric razors in North
America. Rayovac markets its products in more than 100 countries
and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ROV.” |
