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1926 Underwood Portable 4 Bank Serial # 4B 29225 1926 Underwood Portable 4 Bank typewriter, Serial # 4B 29225 Richard Polt's 1926 Underwood Portable 4 Bank typewriter. 2017-10-21 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Richard Polt: 1926 Underwood Portable 4 Bank Serial # 4B 29225 This is the earliest 4-bank Underwood portable I've seen, and it will be the earliest in the Database, so I figured I should document it.

Some things to note: typebars hook onto the fulcrum wire instead of the wire passing through a hole; no left platen knob; metal tab for shift lock instead of a key; carriage return lever hook points left instead of up as on later machines.

1926 Underwood Portable 4 Bank #4B 29225

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Richard Polt (richardpolt)
Created: 12-13-2014 at 06:33AM
Last Edit: 10-21-2017 at 04:25PM


Description:

This is the earliest 4-bank Underwood portable I've seen, and it will be the earliest in the Database, so I figured I should document it.

Some things to note: typebars hook onto the fulcrum wire instead of the wire passing through a hole; no left platen knob; metal tab for shift lock instead of a key; carriage return lever hook points left instead of up as on later machines.

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Hunter: Richard Polt (richardpolt)

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