1962 Underwood Touchmaster Five #8913260
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 03-03-2024 at 08:15AM
Last Edit: 11-05-2024 at 04:56PM
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Description:
A low mileage Touchmaster 5 ready for service and detail. It is missing its ribbon covers. One of the plastic ribbon drive gears is broken.
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This was taking up valuable cart space, so I finally got around to it. Oh hmm is what I think of the last Underwood standard. Interesting PT vid on a more robust tab brake that this one doesn't have. The only ones I have seen have a pads and lever that engages the main spring.
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Ads from 57-58 four Touch-Master look like an SX
Touch-Master IIs 59, look like the T5.
T5 starts in 1960.
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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 grandparents had a No 5. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! A casual interest in typewriters started with a garage sale 3 bank simply because it said Underwood on it. Typewriters were found here and there , but I wasn't actively looking for them. The long dormant collecting tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved.
Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose. My goal is type tested machines. My interests are not isolated to anyone area. For example, I am a big fan of Smith Corona electrics, mid century electrics and all things Royal.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Underwood Touchmaster Five on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Underwood Serial Number page and the Underwood Touchmaster Five By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
