1917 Underwood 5 #943107
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Lukas Klein (Schreibmaschinenmensch01)
Created: 01-18-2026 at 02:36PM
Last Edit: 02-05-2026 at 02:04PM
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Description:
I found this Underwood 5 on the street. The machine wasn't working. The mechanism is rusted and someone has clipped off most of the keys. Removing the keys will take some time. It must have happened not too long ago, because the interfaces were still clean and not rusted like the rest of the machine. I took the machine home and a few parts. Expanded.
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Hunter: Lukas Klein (Schreibmaschinenmensch01)
Lukas Klein's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 1423
I come from southern Germany and have been collecting historical typewriters for 10 years. I'm interested in the antique machines built before 1945. All machines built after 1945 are not used for collecting but for writing
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