1912 Underwood 5 #475,051 - 5
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Tyler Anderson (WordsareWinged)
Created: 10-28-2015 at 09:38PM
Last Edit: 10-28-2015 at 09:39PM
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Description:
Vilhelm the Underwood 5, at your service. Once a rust bucket brought back from the depths of hell itself, this machine could not properly type when I acquired it. It just so happens I acquired it at the beginning of my typewriter collecting, so I did not have the knowledge necessary to properly repair it, and I botched the job so badly I shoved it in a closet for two years. But I have redeemed myself, and Vilhelm now sits proudly on my desk.
The only issues are the backspace not working, and shifting still being a bit iffy since someone some time ago smashed the carriage basket.
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