---Remington No. 2,
1878---
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The Remington No. 2 Type Writer was introduced in 1878, the first typewriter
to type both upper & lower case. This was part of second-generation
of typewriter products produced by Remington. This famous gun company founded
the world typewriter industry in 1874 with the Sholes & Glidden Type
Writer, which typed capitals only. Follow the Sholes & Glidden link
to learn more.
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All Remingtons prior to No. 10 are up-strike machines. Type-bars swing up
to the platen, which has to be raised to see the work. Most common are No.
6 &7, which are identical, except for a different number of keys.
Machine from author's collection.
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