1925 Underwood 5 #1915599-5
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
Created: 06-08-2025 at 08:24AM
Last Edit: 06-08-2025 at 08:25AM
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Description:
This is a truly remarkable 1925 Underwood 5 with Russian keyset. I love these snapshots of the different Russian keyboards at different times during the orthographic reforms of the 1910s and '20s, leaving 1 keys and punctuation keys in the middle of the keyboard. This one was in decent shape thanks to its original lid and base, and was stored for many years at the apartment of Peter and Tikva Tytell on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where I got it in October of 2024. After quite a bit of cleaning and polishing, it shines-up like a gem!
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Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
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Professor of Political Science and Director of Russian Area Studies at Villanova University. Writes about alcohol politics, Russia, and international law when not refurbishing old typewriters.
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