1952 Underwood Leader #H2303560
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Fumitaka Hayashi (fhayashi)
Created: 05-05-2026 at 03:58PM
Last Edit: 05-05-2026 at 04:05PM
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Description:
No. 12 in my collection is this Underwood Leader. It is very similar to my Underwood Universal built in 1946. Despite being built 6 years later, there seems to be absolutely no technological progress. Tabs remain missing, and this model seems to be a more budget version of the Underwood portables, as it lacks the two color ribbon functionality, has page guides rather than the roller bails, and does not seem to have any adjustments for the weight of the keys. Additionally, on this example, the adjustment of the right margin affects where the bell rings, but it does not stop the carriage which keeps going all the way to the end. I am unsure if this is operating as intended or if something is broken or out of adjustment.
When it arrived initially, the carriage strap had come loose. It took some fiddling but I was able to get it reattached with the spring in tension as it should. The small nut to attach the strap to the carriage was missing, but it turns out that M4 nuts fit, and I had many of those from my interests in Eurorack synthesizers...
Another acquisition from Goodwill online auction. This was shipped from Colorado.
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Hunter: Fumitaka Hayashi (fhayashi)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 206
Relatively new to collecting. Would like to document my collection.
Planning on sticking to full-sized American machines so I don't spend too much on fancy European portables.
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