| Victor Standard Typewriters, page two |
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| VICTOR No. 3 (Tilman Elster collection) Here's a fine example of the Victor No. 3, which appears to be the first model sold in really high volume. Peter Weil has related to us the fact that the Victor No. 1 employed wooden key levers, which were modified in the No. 2 and all following models to be metal. The use of wooden key levers on any frontstrike machine is highly unusual. |
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| VICTOR No. 10 (Tilman Elster collection) Peter Weil also relates to us the fact that after operations were completely relocated to Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1917, the Victor was much more heavily advertised and sold in Europe than it was in the United States. This Victor No. 10 is an example of the only model produced at the Scranton, Pa. location. |
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| Warning! Do not confuse the later Victor Portable with the Victor Standard. The Victor Portable was manufactured beginning in April, 1927 by the Victor Adding Machine Company, of Chicago, Illinois, after several years' development. It has absolutely nothing to do with the earlier Victor machines of any style or vintage, and the designer, Max Garbell, was unrelated to any of these prior concerns. This machine was a total failure. |
| Above, April 1927 ad sent by Peter Weil introducing the new Victor Portable. Right, VICTOR PORTABLE from Tilman Elster collection. My column, "Portables, ETCetera" in ETCetera will in the future cover the design and history of this machine. |
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| DIKTATOR Thomas Fuertig Collection This machine is actually analagous to the Victor No. 1, and although it has the Victor Typewriter emblem on its paper table, it also has the name "Diktator" on its front frame. This is the only example known to exist. It has been surmised that this name was only for European sales, and that it did not last for very long before being replaced by the conventional Victor brand name. Note the horizontal ribbon path. Serial number 1253/1424. |
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| VICTOR No. 3 Thomas Fuertig Collection Here is a fine example of this machine. Note the odd path the ribbon takes at the print point, which is clearly visible in this picture. Serial number 9278. |
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| VICTOR No. 10 Thomas Fuertig Collection Another fine example from our friend Tom; this machine is a No. 10 Victor, made following the move to Scranton, Pennsylvania. Serial number 55236. |
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| Victor Standard No. 3 / Harry A. Smith Typewriter Co. Thomas Fuertig Collection Harry A. Smith was a well-known rebuilder of typewriters in the first quarter of the last century, although for a number of years he did not specify, in the advertisements he produced, that the machines were rebuilt. This example clearly carries the Harry A. Smith Typewriter Co. label on its front frame, and the Smith "blacksmith" logo on its paper table. Various model numbers have been reported for the various Victor machines rebuilt and sold by Smith; these include No. 3, No. 9 and No. 12. This machine's decals do not indicate a model number. Serial number 20892; this was originally a Victor No. 3. Of great intetest is the fact that the ribbon path at the print point has been altered; it runs horizontally, unlike that seen on any other Victor No. 3 machine. |