The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-04-24

Improvements Tighten Labor---H1s speed
on the New Remington No. About
One-third Greater Than on
the Old No. 2.
changed typewriters last week, and am so
pleased with the new machine that cannot
help writing about 1t. Any one who makes
copy" or has much correspondence to do will
do about one-third more work in the same
time on the new machine than could on the
old one. 1t is still Remington, however, the
new No. @ Remington having displaced my OLD
The new Remington Is certainly wonderful
improvement on anything in the way OF writ
ing machines that have ever tried. The i'm.
provements all tend toward greater ease OF
Of the machine. The cylinder is so placed that
the Objectionable variation in the alignment,
which is sometimes noticed when doing heavy
manifolding, Is no longer observer; ana thls
greater permanence of the alignment OF the
machine when doing ordinary writing-some-
thing which is easy to believe II one thinks
about it for moment The handles at each
end of the cylinder are also a great convent
ence and the ease with which the cylinder
can he turned backward or forward without
lifting eny pawls or other gimcracks is great
advantage. as it enables one to run the paper
toand fro in the machine at will. Ihere are
three line spacngs instead OF two, and the
greater width of the carriage permits longer
lines to be written. thus condensing the WORK.
The new method of hanging the shifting por-
tion of the carriage renders 1t possible 10 90
away entirely with the outer framework OF
the No. 9 carriage, and gives an appearance OF
lightness and elegance to the new maehlne
appearance, either. The touch OF the new ma
chine has been made even lighter and easier
than it Is in the older models-no small con-
sideration when one runs machne, as 40
mine, for hours at stretch and at full speed.
too. The man who pays the bills for ribbons
must also rejoice at the new model. BY an In
genious change in the mechanism the ribDon
Is shifted sidewise every time 1t Is reversed,
SO that the ordinary life of the ribbon is very
much prolonged. rendering the machine much
more economical to run, and giving much
cleaner and more uniform impression. Inc
Notwithstanding its increased capacity, is eyi-
dently very strongly and durably construct
ed The spacing mechanism is also wonder
fully improved. The rack of the No. 2is re-
placed By. little escapement Wheei h wnicn nirti
certainty. making the machine lighter 70 run
and quicker to act and reducing the wear upon
the different parts. The new method OF reed
ling its movement cannot be too highly COM
mended. The old rubber bands have d1sap-
peared. and in their place Is found series or
self-adjusting rubber feed-rolls, which grasp
motion admirably. 1t Is just as easy to write
upon narrow strip of paper in the new ma
chine as it is upon wide sheet. The machine
is also equipped with novel and ingenious
paper guides and envelope holders, which can
be SO readily adjusted to any part Of the cyl
inder that 1t is child's play. to address en-
velopes Of any size or do other work OF the
kind. Every change seems to be designed 70
promote the convenience of the operator and
to increase the durability and working quail;
ties of the machine, and predict y great deal
of popular favor for the new model. nave
oiways been enthusiastic about the Reming-
ton, because, after experimenting with nearly
every other make on the market. became
satisfied that it was constructed upon the
right principles and in the right manner, and
can always be relied upon to do what Is
Claimed for 1t. Now that the No. 9 Is on the
market / think 1t is economy for users OF
writing machines to substitute it for older
models-Ne;D York World.