Salter       George Salter & Co., West-Bromwich  
        In some countries the machine was sold under the brandnames Perfect, Rapide, Royal-Express  
           
           
Models and s/n Y M D Remarks Ref.
           
           
Salter Model 5       With Inking pad 4
up to 2000 started 1892     Estimated -
           
           
Salter Model 5 Improved       With colour ribbon, since 1900 with automatic ribbon reversal and shift mechnism 4
2000-3000       Estimated from known serial numbers -
           
           
Salter Model 6       Straight keyboard, normal size space key, carriage and platen removable 4
3000-10000 ca. 1901     Estimated from known serial numbers -
           
           
Salter Model 7       Two colour ribbon 4
10000-14000 1907     Estimated from known serial numbers -
           
           
Salter Model 9       Larger carriage, back-space key, new line space mechanism, improved paper feed, keytops out of porcellaine 4
  1908     Obviously different numbering, machine s/n 395 known to exist -
           
           
Salter Model 10          
14000-22000 ca. 1910     Estimated from known serial numbers -
           
           
Salter Standard "Visible"          
        Four key-rows machine, 42 keys, typelevers in 45 degrees position 4
"H" Series          
30000-32000 1913     Prefix "H" (could stand for the black model), Estimated from known serial numbers -
           
"J" Series          
32000-33000 1913     Prefix "J" (could stand for the grey model), Estimated from known serial numbers -
        The Salter "Visible" was no success and the production ended soon. The "British Empire" was the successor of this machine from 1924 on. 4