1926 Underwood Portable 4 Bank #4B 29225
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Richard Polt (richardpolt)
Created: 12-13-2014 at 06:33AM
Last Edit: 10-21-2017 at 04:25PM
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Description:
This is the earliest 4-bank Underwood portable I've seen, and it will be the earliest in the Database, so I figured I should document it.
Some things to note: typebars hook onto the fulcrum wire instead of the wire passing through a hole; no left platen knob; metal tab for shift lock instead of a key; carriage return lever hook points left instead of up as on later machines.
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Hunter: Richard Polt (richardpolt)
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