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1948 Underwood Universal Serial # F1806561 1948 Underwood Universal typewriter, Serial # F1806561 Stephen Hanafin's 1948 Underwood Universal typewriter. 2022-01-23 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Stephen Hanafin: 1948 Underwood Universal Serial # F1806561 Picked this Underwood Universal up from a local seller for $45 in full working order. It just needed a light cleaning and a fresh ribbon. Key tops are quite worn, but everything works. Typeface is elite.

Acquired 2021-11-08, listed for sale 2021-12-29 after a very pretty 1939 one joined my collection.
Sold 2022-01-14

1948 Underwood Universal #F1806561

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Stephen Hanafin (st3ph3n)
Created: 11-18-2021 at 06:40PM
Last Edit: 01-23-2022 at 10:24AM

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Picked this Underwood Universal up from a local seller for $45 in full working order. It just needed a light cleaning and a fresh ribbon. Key tops are quite worn, but everything works. Typeface is elite.

Acquired 2021-11-08, listed for sale 2021-12-29 after a very pretty 1939 one joined my collection.
Sold 2022-01-14

Typeface Specimen:

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Serial number
Serial number

Rear decal
Rear decal

Elite slugs
Elite slugs

You can see the wear on the keys here
You can see the wear on the keys here

Case
Case

Hunter: Stephen Hanafin (st3ph3n)

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