1948 Underwood SS #11-6413471
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 07-17-2024 at 07:16PM
Last Edit: 12-09-2024 at 06:51AM
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Description:
Very clean to start with. A very minor service to get up and typing. Cosmetically just fantastic sans some heavy cleaning on the keys at some point. Good rubber all away around. So a good example to go head to head with it's contemporaries. And just look at that tiny lever. It doesn't stand a chance no matter how 'golden' the touch is.
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Rhythm Shift? The first ads in 46 were for both shift and touch. The Royal dealers had a laugh, since the 10 was entirely redesigned around segment shift in 1931.
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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 grandfather was on a small town school board and used one for this. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! The long dormant tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved in circa 2010, Yes a believe it or not story is next, when a Hermes 3000 comes home with the girlfriend from work for free. Yes, free! From there the addiction is full steam. And yes, I now have a No. 5. Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose.
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