1922 Underwood Portable 3 Bank #45179
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Tom Beauvais (TomA2Mich)
Created: 05-17-2017 at 01:15PM
Last Edit: 05-30-2017 at 06:46PM
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Description:
Antique mall purchase. German keyboard caught my eye. The "Y" key position replaced with a "Z" key. Different shift key mechanism than later 1922 machines--vertical bars attached to the shift lever keys. Out of alignment and some keys don't make imprint. No longer own this machine.
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Hunter: Tom Beauvais (TomA2Mich)
Tom Beauvais's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 1192
Changed my collecting priorities to portables except the Olympia SG3 with the cyrillic keyboard and my Underwood No. 5--those beasts are too heavy. Sold my earlier typewriters to a friend. I had too many. I use carbon paper for typefaces when the machines have faint ribbons. I take photos with my Canon Powershot SX50HS (50x optical zoom and macro settings). I find it difficult doing typeface specimens since I use a Corsair K70 RGB gaming keyboard plugged into my 15-in Macbook. I got it solely for the deep key travel. I have fun hunting machines in antique malls in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.
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