1928 Underwood 3 #147467-26
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 05-03-2024 at 04:56PM
Last Edit: 05-21-2024 at 10:32AM
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Long range hunting. This machine came out of a lumber operation owned by one of Colorado's scions. More later....
The tab clear was jammed and the carriage lift arm/rod off it's track. Most assuredly these were caused by the difficulty in moving it around. Once sorted and with some hand tension, she types. Now I need a 26 in drawband.
Double Gothic typeface, 12 cpi.
5.5.24 A marathon weekend.
A tale of two periods. As a commercial machine (an actual ‘workhorse’), she’s seen some heavy use and whoever was doing the service didn’t know how to use a screwdriver 😡. However, in retirement she was treated well. The rubber is excellent and not a spot of rust. It is unfortunate the scale was banged up, probably, during service(s).
Two of the decimal levers and the margin release need attention and she’ll be 100% except for the shoddy I/I slug replacement.
Draw band replaced. Slug fixed. A challenging photographic subject.
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandparents had a No 5. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! A casual interest in typewriters started with a garage sale 3 bank simply because it said Underwood on it. Typewriters were found here and there , but I wasn't actively looking for them. The long dormant collecting tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved.
Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose. My goal is type tested machines. My interests are not isolated to anyone area. For example, I am a big fan of Smith Corona electrics, mid century electrics and all things Royal.
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