tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post429233763502190550..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: On This Day in Typewriter History: Underwood and the Emperor’s New Old ClothesRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-90895038239707181542018-11-23T07:51:52.924+11:002018-11-23T07:51:52.924+11:00My daughter has an Underwood given to get by my gr...My daughter has an Underwood given to get by my grandfather. The serial number begins with 479 to which I can find no matches. Any ideas?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977303199011627093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-10194014844595317552018-03-25T10:53:03.955+11:002018-03-25T10:53:03.955+11:00YES Ling Family Historian, yes please! That would ...YES Ling Family Historian, yes please! That would be amazing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954703730704262727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-15990160764724364342018-01-12T01:50:16.507+11:002018-01-12T01:50:16.507+11:00I am the granddaughter of Homer Cheun-Cheng LING, ...I am the granddaughter of Homer Cheun-Cheng LING, the engineer who developed the Underwood "Touchmaster" typewriter (1957). I recently came across extensive files of his research, photographs, original drawings, and other documents about his work with Underwood, along with several typewriters & boxes of typewriter components. I am in the process of digitizing and archiving his files to include in a biography I am writing about his life and accomplishments. If there is interest in the community of typewriter enthusiasts and historians, I will look into sharing as an open resource on the internet.Ling Family Historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06655799567689920500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-69730322146721524972017-11-11T00:23:20.549+11:002017-11-11T00:23:20.549+11:00I recently have gotten back into Underwoods! As a ...I recently have gotten back into Underwoods! As a serious collector, we all have probably several early Underwoods.....and they are everywhere, and can be cheap.<br />But I recently have acquired several, war era, and beyond, SS and Rhythm Shift. and Rhythm Touch models. One was setting outside on a table of scrap metal, just rusting in the rain....and I had to save it! Well with lots of de-rust spray, and cleaning, it mostly works, and even looks pretty decent. It's given me a whole new perspective on these much forgotten beauties.....and I now have three of them.<br />I had read this posting, years ago, but it is wonderful to review it over and over, and it has a new importance for me, now. Thanks as always for your huge contribution to Our typewriter world!! Don Lamperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10033476212606822358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-91720983866070455052017-02-27T07:44:06.015+11:002017-02-27T07:44:06.015+11:00I just picked up what I believe is an Underwood 6 ...I just picked up what I believe is an Underwood 6 at a local consignment shop. It was $70 and, once I replaced the main carriage spring, works beautifully! I'm curious why it is so hard to find information on this model. I've seen user manuals and repair manuals for the 3, 4 and 5, but nothing for the 6. I know there are a lot of similarities among them, but the shift frame spring setup, for example, is completely different. And I believe the tabulator is as well (on my 6 you can set tab stops anywhere you want, which I don't think is the case on the earlier models).<br />Chris Beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02801244582928889372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-83765734567810354262016-12-18T10:57:30.605+11:002016-12-18T10:57:30.605+11:00This typewriter looks to me like an Underwood Mode...This typewriter looks to me like an Underwood Model 6 that got a makeover sometime in the early-to-mid 1950s or after, then put on the market as a rebuild. I've seen lots of older machines with anachronistically more modern decals on them. It's neat when I see an iteration of a typewriter from one time, yet decals and coloring that suggest another. I've even done that to a few typewriters myself. I recently bought a 1948 Remington KMC with lettering that suggested a Super Riter from the early 1950s. It was "continental elite," in that it was a pica-typewriter that had elite typebars installed. My guess was that a shop had cobbled together a typewriter from several parts machines to create a cheap set of keys for someone who needed a typewriter, yet didn't have the cash to buy a new one, or even a more recent original used "certified pre-owned" one. I tuned it up, and now I have a very handsome and a very smoothly operating typewriter, and my girlfriend espcially loves the print!John W. Tappnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-40219134924580641632013-11-13T22:03:36.815+11:002013-11-13T22:03:36.815+11:00How did I miss this post the day you posted it?
G...How did I miss this post the day you posted it?<br /><br />Great information Robert. I am searching for more information on my recently acquired Underwood Standard fro 1947.<br /><br />It is the most fantastic typer in my collection. I've always preferred Underwood portables for their fine touch and fast action.<br /><br />My recent addition is every bit as easy as an electric -- and without electic.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-75071491051801446562013-05-23T04:06:36.013+10:002013-05-23T04:06:36.013+10:00Hello- In researching an old underwood I have pul...Hello- In researching an old underwood I have pulled out of an old basement full of junk in the Washington DC area I found a very similar underwood. same labeling, open front, but keys with the metal circles around them. it has a 4,564,609 serial number - which is similar to yours and indicates a No. 6 built in 36-37. Mine doesn't have the made in toronto label and I can't find any production label - just a side badge for being property of the department of the Army. In looking at it - not being a typewriter afficianodo - I guessed it was made in the 30's or early 40's. I suspect it was used during WW2 in the Washington war buildup. Perhaps these look like hybrids because they were made for Govt. issue? Anyway, thanks for the posting. OH and after some clean up and oiling this thing types incredibly. My kids are having a ball with it. Love the old school technology!Larry-Virginia USAnoreply@blogger.com