1920 Underwood 5 #1426474

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
Created: 02-12-2013 at 02:18PM
Last Edit: 04-22-2023 at 10:10AM

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Description:

Found as a rusted, jammed, filthy, badly repainted hulk at a yard sale for $10. The Good Reverend ministered to his needs and he sprang back to life, ready for another 100 years of service. The paint job was badly done in about 1940 (by the apparent age of the sticker of the shop that did it), but I've given up getting that paint off. I have come around to the idea that it adds charm. It's the only standard-size typewriter I've kept around other than the Selectrics.

This typewriter's name is "Drago".

Gifted to Joe VC

Typeface Specimen:

Links:

• Drago, the 1920 Underwood #5
• Drago and a nice scan of an Underwood #5 Pica Paper Scale
• Drago’s gettin’ New Rubber!
• This machine in Joe VC's collection

Photos:

Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)

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Status: Curator
Points: 2786

I am a scoundrel without a cause, and my swank outshines the sun.

I am a casual Typewriter Hunter residing in the sweltering deserts of Arizona with a wife, three cats and about 50 typewriters. My main hunting ground is thrift stores, and I rarely pay more than $10 for a machine. My collection consists mainly of portables with cases, and they stay in the cases unless I am actively using it (usually more than one at a time). I do, however keep a handful of interesting Selectrics, including a Composer and a couple of large Nakajima Electronics to use as daisywheel printers for my vintage laptop collection.