- Fleetwing
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Re: Underwood "Semitic" 46
I've seen that machine on Craigslist for a long time; glad you got it. As I recall, it was pretty far north in VT -- not close enough for a short jaunt!
- Markmotown
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Re: Underwood "Semitic" 46
Yes, I'm glad I finally went for it. One of a kind, and Russian, which I can use. Plus I got the whole backstory that it was originally owned by the seller's dad, who taught himself Russian, and then when WWII broke out, he became a Russian teacher for our troops heading to the front who would need to speak and interact with our Soviet allies. I'll treasure it... whenever I actually get it.
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Thread Starter- nick
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Re: Underwood "Semitic" 46
Hi Markmotown, I'm curious to know the serial # and how you got the date. I found one at the Yiddish Book Center with serial #2217297-10. According to the database, it looks like this would be 1927. (I'm not sure what the "-10" is for. I would like to compare.
- Uwe
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Re: Underwood "Semitic" 46
nick wrote:
(I'm not sure what the "-10" is for. I would like to compare.
It indicates the platen size.
The pronoun I has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
