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Underwood Standard
Here is the photo of the Underwood I mentioned in my new member message
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- Ektagraphic
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Re: Underwood Standard
Would love to see it!
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Nice. Looks like a model SX100. The serial number would nail that down along with its year of manufacture.
The pronoun I has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
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The serial number is 11-6439935. I am still cleaning up and will get some better photos soon.
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Ah, that's where you got the "Model 11" from. The "11" prefix in that serial number actually denotes the machine's carriage width, the rest of the number tells us that it was manufactured in 1948. Does the shift key lift the carriage or the segment (the type basket)? Depending on which, the model is most likely either a Rhythm Shift or a Rhythm Touch, although the line space lever isn't the right size for it to be a Rhythm Touch.
The pronoun I has always been capitalized in the English language for more than 700 years.
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I believe it moves the segment. When I press the shift key the segment is lowered. My typing leaves a lot to be desired!
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Thread Starter- ProfessorC30
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Those Underwoods are very sturdy, capable typers. Take good care of it and you can pass it on to your heirs.
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Nice looking typewriter, and an even nicer story! How cool! I agree with ProfessorC30! It would so cool for it to keep getting passed on- and I'm sure that if it is well kept, it would still be going
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I am very jealous of your machine. I have always wanted an Underwood typewriter ever since I've heard about typewriters (although I passed up the chance to get one for a Royal Portable. I'm starting to question why...). That thing should outlast all of us if all goes to plan. I mean, they're typewriters. They are built to last. (Which is also why I bought another typewriter instead of a new laptop. Because although my currect laptop is nearly dead, I know that even the worst typewriter will live longer than any computer)
A high schooler with a lot of typewriters. That's pretty much about it.
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Looks like a swell example of a Rhythm Shift typewriter. My mother had one just like that one. About five years ago (can't believe it was that long!), I bought a 1946 model at a rummage sale. It shined up like a new penny. The one difference between your machine and mine is that on top of the carriage lever and around the thumbpiece on the right hand side of the carriage there are metal plates instead of the black bakelite. Also, yours looks like 10-pitch print (pica). Mine is 12-pitch print (elite). My Underwood's name is "Mamma Kat," after a schoolteacher I once knew. And, like the Royal HH, it's built like a tank and will outlive your grandkids.
Underwood--Speeds the World's Bidness
