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1932 Underwood Noiseless Portable Serial # 571294 1932 Underwood Noiseless Portable typewriter, Serial # 571294 Matt Watkins's 1932 Underwood Noiseless Portable typewriter. 2024-10-30 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Matt Watkins: 1932 Underwood Noiseless Portable Serial # 571294 Bought at antique store in August 2024 for $98. I first thought it was missing a proper rear paper table as it was missing text and dimension and was more modern with plastic keys, but found on here that the 1932 model seems to use Bakelite keys prior to the metal wrapped keys. Keys a bit faded and caked with ink, but a little light cleaning and remarkably clean. Not bad for my first Underwood! It's currently the oldest in my collection.

1932 Underwood Noiseless Portable #571294

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Matt Watkins (Ignaciob)
Created: 08-13-2024 at 10:37PM
Last Edit: 10-30-2024 at 03:22AM

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Bought at antique store in August 2024 for $98. I first thought it was missing a proper rear paper table as it was missing text and dimension and was more modern with plastic keys, but found on here that the 1932 model seems to use Bakelite keys prior to the metal wrapped keys. Keys a bit faded and caked with ink, but a little light cleaning and remarkably clean. Not bad for my first Underwood! It's currently the oldest in my collection.

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Zoom of only area with text identifying model from front.
Zoom of only area with text identifying model from front.

Case is in fair shape. Printed .pdf user manual I could find.
Case is in fair shape. Printed .pdf user manual I could find.

Serial number.
Serial number.

Three-quarter view
Three-quarter view

Rear view
Rear view

Hunter: Matt Watkins (Ignaciob)

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First hunt and pecked on a 60's Smith Corona Sterling my mother had and Took typing class in 1982 on an IBM Selectric as a means to get into the computer class my sophomore year. Probably reached 60wpm. Once I moved over to computers I never really went back to typewriters, but 40 years later I find myself enjoying the sound, feel, and smell of a now-vintage Selectric 2 and just picked up a 1955 Silent Super. We'll see how far down the rabbit hole I go....

Update: July 2024. I have 26 typewriters at this point including an identical Selectric I used in high school. The collection kick started in April when I bought 16 in one purchase from a collector on his way out of the hobby. I've also had the good fortune of helping my local air museum find several period-correct WWII typewriters and even gave away a pristine 50's Smith Corona Silent Super to a 19 year old that was enamored typewriters.


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