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 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 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.
