1962 Underwood Scriptor #E13 8929667
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 04-11-2024 at 04:56AM
Last Edit: 10-06-2024 at 03:32PM
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Description:
51 lbs for the price of getting it out of the basement. A good day of hunting!
Very clean except for the start of a mouse nest in the basket. It looks like maybe eating the ribbon did him in. Powers up on a very short test. Sticky keys/shift but no unusual noises.
A quick newspaper search shows a huge ad push in 1961 for the three model lineup of Raphael, Forum and Scriptor. Not sure where this serial number puts this one with so little twdb sources.
4.30.24 Service update. A fun project. The side covers are post, grommets, washers and e clips. Someone didn't put the rear two clips on either side back in place. I found a rubber washer amongst the mouse house. One metal washer was found when it jammed up the carriage shift mechanism, which I initially thought was a sticky button. Otherwise, it cleaned up easy and just needs four slugs aligned to be dialed in.
List was $385. What did an IBM C cloth ribbon list for?
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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 Scriptor on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Underwood Serial Number page and the Underwood Scriptor By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
