1913 Monarch 3 #99868S
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 01-04-2025 at 12:36PM
Last Edit: 01-04-2025 at 12:44PM
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Description:
This wide-carriage Monarch 3 typewriter has the "Remington Typewriter Company" label below the "Monarch" decal on the paper table. The decal on the back indicates this typewriter was made at Ilion, NY. I thought the "S" in the serial number might stand for "Special" due to the wide carriage; but I see another Monarch 3 with "S" in the serial number, and it seems to have a standard carriage length. If the 1913 manufacture date is correct, it implies that Monarch Visible typewriters were being manufactured at Ilion NY before the original Monarch factory at Syracuse was closed in 1914-1915, per the Davis brothers' article from 9/26/2012 on their typewriter blogspot.
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Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
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My interest in typewriters started in 1997, when I was in graduate school at the University of Georgia. I purchased and read Darryl Rehr's book, joined ETC, and started reaching out to known collectors. I had several email interchanges with Richard Polt dating from that period. I also bought some of my first machines from Bob Aubert, and visited him at his home twice. After marriage and relocation to New England, I continued visiting antique shops and eBay, until other priorities put my typewriter hobby on hiatus around 2008. I still have my collection of around 54 machines, and now I have a renewed interest in getting some of them in good working and cosmetic order.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Monarch 3 on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Monarch Serial Number page and the Monarch 3 By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
