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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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.
In late 2024, I started up again, working on my machines and having some of them serviced professionally by New England Typewriter (NET) LLC (Merrimack, NH), until they closed their doors in December of 2025. Since mid-2025, I have been adding to my collection again, first with a Hermes 3000 purchase from NET, then with various auctions and purchases on eBay, when I find something that catches my eye.
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