History of the Typewriter

of them are in constant and heavy use to-day. Here and there an old veteran of the early days of the machine is to be found, who will declare that as a perfect instrument the No. 2 Remington has never been improved upon. It made a noise, and the touch was by no means light, as we measure typewriter touch to-day, but it did its work, did it well, and the speed was equal to all emergencies. What more can be said for any machine ? The No. 3 Remington was introduced in order to meet the requirements of the English market. It was very soon found, after the machine had been submitted to the public Fig. 43 approbation in England, that one of the greatest class of users would be solicitors, and others using much wider paper than is usually employed in the United States. Generally speaking, it followed very much upon the model set by the earlier machine, using the shift key, and so on, but there were a number of mechanical and other points of difference, chief among which were the following :— (1) The rack is reversed, so that its teeth point upward, instead of downward. (2) The rack is made to rock, instead of the dogs. (3) The dogs are above the rack, and travel along it. (4) In the No. 2, in returning the carriage, the rack has to be lifted clear of the dogs. In the No. 3 the carriage is pushed along, without troubling about dogs or rack. (5) The carriage is narrower, and lighter in proportion. (6) There are four extra keys, yielding eight additional signs, and besides these, there are several other improve- ments. The general principles of the machine, however, are identical with the No. 2.