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Underwood Five Desktop – 9851582 (1966)
This machine began my typewriter collection – although I didn’t know it would become a collection at the time. I owned a Kaypro IV computer in the mid-80s that had the annoying habit of cold booting without warning every few minutes. Combine that with the finicky printers of the time, and it became obvious that [...]
Underwood Noiseless 77 – 1608039 (post war)
This is the post-war version of the Noiseless made by Remington for Underwood. It’s the same as a Remington Model Seven.
This one is serial number 1608039, but serial numbers on these Underwoods are useless for dating.
Underwood Noiseless 77 – 621423 (1933)
My Underwood Noiseless 77 is serial number 621423 and is from 1933 – only two years after Remington began to make them for Underwood.
When I found this typewriter, it had obviously been in a wet place – a basement perhaps? The leatherette on the case is pulling away in many places. The typewriter itself had [...]
