Accents.

Accents. I've been wondering for quite some time why Remington chose a completely different solution for writing accents (‘,‘) than any other typewriter manufacturer I know: Instead of having a dead key for the accents, where you type the accent, the carriage doesn't advance and then write the letter, you have to first write the letter and then type the accents, with the accent cantilevered, standing away from the type slug. At first, that solution may seem line total overkill and you wonder why the Remington engineers decided to go that way. Then, when writing in French, I suddenly realised why: You first write the "e" when handwriting in French, and then the ‘ for e. And with that Remington solution, it's the exact same principle, only on a typewriter: You type the We", the carriage advances and then, you type the ‘, which "goes back" one position. Terrible over~engineering, of course, but at least it makes sense. I can understand though that after World War 2, Remington dropped the cantilevering concept and used the standard principle on all machines. It's easier for us collectors as well. maschinengeschrieben.blogspot.com Remington Noiseless Deluxe This awesome post was brought to you by the mighty Typosphere