- Released in 1897, serial numbers begin around 30,000.
- Early No. 2’s have a nickel plated eraser board, metal roller knob, and a removable key bed;
- Three-piece paper rest;
- No backspace, or an “add-on” backspace affixed to the rear frame, not on a mounted post,
- Spring loaded crown in nickel, then later blackened;
- Perforated cylinder paper tube; as opposed to mesh, and
- No fingerboard or place to mount it.
