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1954 Underwood Leader Serial # 2494087 1954 Underwood Leader typewriter, Serial # 2494087 Matt Watkins's 1954 Underwood Leader typewriter. 2024-10-20 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Matt Watkins: 1954 Underwood Leader Serial # 2494087 Bought on FB Marketplace in August 2024 for $86. Remarkably clean except for some rust on the carriage return. Vibrator was detached when I received it, but was easy to put back on.

1954 Underwood Leader #2494087

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Matt Watkins (Ignaciob)
Created: 08-15-2024 at 08:39PM
Last Edit: 10-20-2024 at 04:04PM


Description:

Bought on FB Marketplace in August 2024 for $86. Remarkably clean except for some rust on the carriage return. Vibrator was detached when I received it, but was easy to put back on.

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Serial number.
Serial number.

Case and reprint of user manual
Case and reprint of user manual

Three-quarter view
Three-quarter view

Rear view
Rear view

Hunter: Matt Watkins (Ignaciob)

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Status: Typewriter Hunter
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First hunt and pecked on a 60's Smith Corona Sterling my mother had and Took typing class in 1982 on an IBM Selectric as a means to get into the computer class my sophomore year. Probably reached 60wpm. Once I moved over to computers I never really went back to typewriters, but 40 years later I find myself enjoying the sound, feel, and smell of a now-vintage Selectric 2 and just picked up a 1955 Silent Super. We'll see how far down the rabbit hole I go....

Update: July 2024. I have 26 typewriters at this point including an identical Selectric I used in high school. The collection kick started in April when I bought 16 in one purchase from a collector on his way out of the hobby. I've also had the good fortune of helping my local air museum find several period-correct WWII typewriters and even gave away a pristine 50's Smith Corona Silent Super to a 19 year old that was enamored typewriters.



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