History of the Typewriter

58 — no explaining. The carriage closely resembles the No. I, the keyboard is the same, but it will be noticed that the machine is longer and more squat-shaped than its pre- decessor. Notice, also, the base-plate covering the levers. It looks built for wear, and, judging from the illustration, appears to be a tower of strength. We do not remember at any time having seen an" illustration of this model in any publication relating to the typewriter, and the reader may therefore well appreciate the advantage of finding some- thing really new in these pages. The No. 2 Remington seemed for a long time to be all that could be looked for in a typewriter. The introduction of the shifting carriage, operated by a small key alongside the others on the keyboard, at once doubled the capacity of the instrument. The great objection which many people felt to typewritten work was immediately swept aside. The machine at last rivalled the pen, and the impetus which the new model gained has never been lost. Considerably over 100,000 machines of the No. 2 model were sold. Many