1953 Underwood De Luxe #R2429929
Status: Sightings
Hunter: BenJoe Markland (BenJoeM)
Created: 11-12-2026 at 11:02PM
Last Edit: 11-12-2026 at 11:03PM
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Description:
1953 Underwood De Luxe portable in green with matching green keys and its original hard case. Pica, 10 CPI. Serial R2429929 sits between two 1953 machines already logged here (R2429460 and R2434466).
Condition when it left:
- Normal wear for its age, no dents
- Keys clean, legends clear
- Platen semi-hard, as expected at this age
- New ribbon on universal spools
Work done on the bench:
- Exterior cleaned
- Keytops cleaned and disinfected
- Type slugs cleaned
- Segment flushed and freed
- New ribbon installed
- Basic adjustments
- Test-typed, with a sample tag sent with the machine
Sold in December 2025. Restored by Slow Letter Co., Syracuse, Utah.
Listing and history: https://slowletterco.com/typewriters/underwood-de-luxe-portable-1953/
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