Haven’t had much luck with finding the example of “r.” in the wild, but I found a 1886 letter from someone who really wanted that key.pic.twitter.com/GIYIXWmk0j
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I wish we could know what was the story there! It seemed like for a few years the typewriters were on their way to better typography… but then it all snapped back.
Was there competition that had # and %, and Remington had to have them too to avoid losing business?
It’s my understanding Remington was never really under any real threat until way later (from Underwood and so on). They were flying solo for very long, and developed a great sales force.
I would assume it was just market forces at work. A handful of people wanted better typography; more people wanted other characters; and manufacturers didn't want to add too many keys or typebars.
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