1952 Underwood SS #11-7225477
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 10-17-2024 at 10:02AM
Last Edit: 11-04-2024 at 04:47PM
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As found. Clean, clean, clean! Blew it out, blew a little bit of mineral spirits through the segment and wiped the slugs off. Type tested with the ribbon that was in it. Like a time capsule.
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The "Underwood Rhythm Touch Deluxe" by 1952. They started using this in their ads in 46-47. A gimik is all it is. It probably caused a bit of a giggle over at Royal who had a touch dial all the way back to the 10. Where the SS for typewriter collectors comes from who knows. That's what I picked up a long time ago. I thought Rhythm Touch machines had it labelled on them. Anyway, links for two galleries of the same machines.
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The service on this was so easy I could imagine I was a typewriter tech circa 1955.
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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.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Underwood SS on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Underwood Serial Number page and the Underwood SS By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
