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1952 Underwood Finger-Flite Champion Serial # J2197517 1952 Underwood Finger-Flite Champion typewriter, Serial # J2197517 Heather Hjorth's 1952 Underwood Finger-Flite Champion typewriter. 2024-01-22 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Heather Hjorth: 1952 Underwood Finger-Flite Champion Serial # J2197517 From a better era of American design, this machine has great lines and is well built, of sturdy materials. The burgundy accents pop nicely against the gunmetal grey of the body. Portable and sturdy but heavy, I imagine competitive typists from a previous era training on the handsome Finger-Flite. This handsome, mid-century Underwood is a welcome addition to my collection.

1952 Underwood Finger-Flite Champion #J2197517

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Heather Hjorth (Weaklink)
Created: 01-22-2024 at 05:03PM
Last Edit: 01-22-2024 at 05:23PM

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From a better era of American design, this machine has great lines and is well built, of sturdy materials. The burgundy accents pop nicely against the gunmetal grey of the body. Portable and sturdy but heavy, I imagine competitive typists from a previous era training on the handsome Finger-Flite. This handsome, mid-century Underwood is a welcome addition to my collection.

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side view of finger-flite - note the maroon logo, space-barr and rollers.
side view of finger-flite - note the maroon logo, space-barr and rollers.

with the hood open - the finger-flite champion
with the hood open - the finger-flite champion

front view of the Underwood Finger-Flite
front view of the Underwood Finger-Flite

an angle highlighting the shape of the side panels - like the wheel covers on a 40's car!
an angle highlighting the shape of the side panels - like the wheel covers on a 40's car!

Hunter: Heather Hjorth (Weaklink)

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I collect a variety of mechanical marvels including accordions, pump organs, and typewriters. In addition to collecting, I enjoy cleaning the machines and learning to perform basic repairs.

My typewriter collection began with a 1950s-era Underwood DeLuxe, purchased in the 1990s. Several decades passed before the typewriter bug bit again. Now I live surrounded by a small army of manual machines, including a Blickenderfer No. 7, a tiny 3 bank Underwood (1923), a Smith-Corona Clipper, a handful of Remingtons, and others.

Typewriters let me commune with the memory of my mother. Mum was an amazing typist - a legal secretary at a white-shoe NYC law firm who could accurately type over 100 wpm. Later in life, she taught middle school - many subjects - but typing was her favorite. Unlike teaching English, there was no pile of unpaid papers to grade. Prior to the advent of word processors, her last typewriter was a hulking beast of an IBM Selectric.


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