196x Underwood 21 #055471
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Ted Snyder (tricosene)
Created: 02-04-2026 at 03:36PM
Last Edit: 02-04-2026 at 03:36PM
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Description:
This was made in Italy. Unusual typeface. Typeslugs labeled 2. Despite extensive searches and reference typeface books, I could not find a name for it.
Typeface Specimen:
Hunter: Ted Snyder (tricosene)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
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Back in high school, my dad would bring home one of the office typewriters, a Brother daisy wheel with a built-in word processor, for me to use. That might be my first typewriter. I don't know what happened to it. I bought a Cannon Starwriter afterwards to take to college. Fast forward to 2025, and I started wondering if there could be benefits of using a typewriter in my writing routines.
Little did I know that typewriters have the ability to reproduce. A Remington Quiet Riter led to a Royal KMG and Underwood De Luxe Leader pair, and the process continued. Now I have a dozen.
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