1934 Underwood Universal #F761932
Status: Parting Out
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 01-18-2026 at 12:15PM
Last Edit: 01-18-2026 at 12:22PM
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Description:
2026-01-18 Gallery Creation. I daresay this Underwood Universal portable parts machine will never type again. This is a parts machine that was given to me, probably at the Typewriter Jamboree hosted by Chuck Dilts and Rich Cincotta in the summer of 2002. This was a few months after I acquired my Underwood Universal #F784956; see the linked gallery. I don't recall taking any parts from #F761934 to feed #F784956, but I might have. Someone apparently used it very extensively as a parts source before it came to me!
However, this machine was the donor of its carriage draw-band to my Fox 24 #20174; see the linked gallery.
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Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
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My interest in typewriters started in 1997, when I was in graduate school at the University of Georgia. I purchased and read Darryl Rehr's book, joined ETC, and started reaching out to known collectors. I had several email interchanges with Richard Polt dating from that period. I also bought some of my first machines from Bob Aubert, and visited him at his home twice. After marriage and relocation to New England, I continued visiting antique shops and eBay, until other priorities put my typewriter hobby on hiatus around 2008. I still have my collection of around 57 machines, and now I have a renewed interest in getting some of them in good working and cosmetic order.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Underwood Universal on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Underwood Serial Number page and the Underwood Universal By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
