1913 Underwood Western Union Special #WU4006
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brendan Raftery (BCDC)
Created: 05-31-2025 at 12:00PM
Last Edit: 05-31-2025 at 12:46PM
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Description:
I picked up this 1913? Western Union Underwood 5(?) or 3(?) SN WU4006 locally (they actually dropped it off!) here in Port Moody BC. Everything works through the dirt. Needs a good cleaning. Has a sticker on the paper table, not too sure what it refers to but probably "message" related. It came with a modified carriage return lever, I was thinking of putting on an original but I think I'll leave it as is, sticker and all.
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Hunter: Brendan Raftery (BCDC)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 129
Dad, typewriter nerd, disc golfer, musician and an all around swell guy that lives in Port Moody BC Canada. I bought my first machine in around 1997 for $5 (Underwood 6) and restored it in a small cabin I lived in. I had it for the past 24 years when my 8 year old daughter asked if it worked, I brought it down off the shelf and she started playing with it. I then saw on FB Marketplace a 1916 LC Smith that needed a ton of work for $50, and that hooked me, 24 months later I have 160+ machines and have plans for all of them. Fantastic hobby. I love them being so Analog. I have recently collaborated with Dave Benning, a good friend and local artist, to create some custom hand painted works of "workable" art. I restore the typewriter while Dave gives it some new "clothes".
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