Remington Rand

Remington Rand, Inc.
	Rock Ledge estate in Rowayton, Connecticut, company headquarters from 1943 to 1964
Company type	Public
Industry	Technology
Predecessors	Remington Typewriter Company; Rand Kardex Corporation;
Founded	1927
Defunct	1955
Fate	Merged with Sperry Corporation in 1955 to become Sperry Rand; latter merged with Burroughs Corporation in 1986 to become Unisys
Headquarters	New York City
Products	Typewriters; Computers (UNIVAC); Firearms;
Divisions	Eckert–Mauchly; Remington Products;

Remington Rand, Inc. was an early American business machine manufacturer, originally a typewriter manufacturer and in a later incarnation the manufacturer of the UNIVAC line of mainframe computers. Formed in 1927 following a merger, Remington Rand was a diversified conglomerate making other office equipment, electric shavers, etc. The Remington Rand Building at 315 Park Avenue South in New York City is a 20-floor skyscraper completed in 1911.^[1] After 1955, Remington Rand had a long series of mergers and acquisitions that eventually resulted in the formation of Unisys.

During World War II, Remington Rand produced M1911 pistols used by the United States Armed Forces.

^ "Remington Rand Building, New York Cit". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

[1] "Remington Rand Building, New York Cit". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

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