1953 Underwood Rhythm Touch #11-7392313
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Fumitaka Hayashi (fhayashi)
Created: 04-22-2026 at 04:41PM
Last Edit: 04-22-2026 at 06:49PM
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Description:
Underwood Rhythm Touch - my second acquisition. The keys had all sorts of white fungus on it that mostly cleaned up. The keys were sticky but loosened with irrigation with denatured ethanol. The margin controls were rather rusty, so I disassembled that to clean and loosen it up. Otherwise, in fairly good working condition now. Pica font.
These have the margin controls in the front, which makes adjustment of the margins easier. On the other hand, the typing surface feels further away. The "8" on the typeface has a little line on the top right. Apparently, they're referred to as "hatted 8's" and upon close inspection, my Remington Model Seventeen also has it, though it is less noticeable.
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Hunter: Fumitaka Hayashi (fhayashi)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 56
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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