Pica Typeface - 10cpi
There’s a specific weight to 1934.
Tools weren’t made to simply be replaced, they weren’t designed to break so you’d buy a new one, they were made from cold rolled steel and designed to outlive the person using them.
That’s this little Underwood. It came from the personal collection of Dan Puls aka; Mr. Typewriter. He’d set it aside with a few other gems, and it was clear exactly why he did so. This machine is as close to perfect as any I’ve had come through my doors, it’s really that stunning.
As many Typewriter manufacturers did, Underwood scaled back some of their popular machines during the Great Depression to appeal to consumers that were suddenly having to worry about every penny spent, the Model E is one example of such.
Like the iconic Underwood 4-Bank, the Model E features a glossy black metal frame, crisp gold gilt lettering and Underwood’s unmistakable open-frame silhouette, however, unlike higher-tier portables or the Underwood Universal/Champion lines, the Model E lacks features such as a backspace key, a margin bell, a right margin stop, a color selector, and a margin release.
That’s right, it’s ink on paper, and that’s about it.
The Underwood Typewriter Company is a wonderful and sad story.
The Underwood Number 5 launched in 1900 has been described as "the first truly modern typewriter". Two million had been sold by the early 1920s, and its sales “were equal in quantity to all of the other firms in the typewriter industry combined”. When the company was in its heyday as the worlds' largest typewriter manufacturer, its factory at Hartford, Connecticut was turning out typewriters at the rate of ONE PER MINUTE!
Underwood dominated the market for decades until the 1950’s, when poor decisions were made in releasing too many models and cutting back on quality led to the company being acquired by the Italian Typewriter company Olivetti.
This machine is a fun one! It looks and performs as though it was bought yesterday, but it’s definitely an oldie! It is sadly missing the case, but this sort of glossy perfection really deserves a dedicated space anyhow.
This is NOT an "as-is" typewriter. It has been lovingly cleaned, oiled, serviced, and thoroughly tested to ensure it'll hang with whatever you decide to write with it.
It comes with everything you see in the pictures and more;
A brand new all-black or red/black ribbon on vintage metal spools(installed), a reprinted original owners manual, the typewriter, an OFFICIAL Nashville Typewriter sticker and hand-typed note from me, the typeface text sample, and even a few sheets of paper to get you started on your path to analog independence and distraction-free writing!
F R E E S H I P P I N G in the continental US, estimate available for interested international clients.
Pica Typeface - 10cpi
There’s a specific weight to 1934.
Tools weren’t made to simply be replaced, they weren’t designed to break so you’d buy a new one, they were made from cold rolled steel and designed to outlive the person using them.
That’s this little Underwood. It came from the personal collection of Dan Puls aka; Mr. Typewriter. He’d set it aside with a few other gems, and it was clear exactly why he did so. This machine is as close to perfect as any I’ve had come through my doors, it’s really that stunning.
As many Typewriter manufacturers did, Underwood scaled back some of their popular machines during the Great Depression to appeal to consumers that were suddenly having to worry about every penny spent, the Model E is one example of such.
Like the iconic Underwood 4-Bank, the Model E features a glossy black metal frame, crisp gold gilt lettering and Underwood’s unmistakable open-frame silhouette, however, unlike higher-tier portables or the Underwood Universal/Champion lines, the Model E lacks features such as a backspace key, a margin bell, a right margin stop, a color selector, and a margin release.
That’s right, it’s ink on paper, and that’s about it.
The Underwood Typewriter Company is a wonderful and sad story.
The Underwood Number 5 launched in 1900 has been described as "the first truly modern typewriter". Two million had been sold by the early 1920s, and its sales “were equal in quantity to all of the other firms in the typewriter industry combined”. When the company was in its heyday as the worlds' largest typewriter manufacturer, its factory at Hartford, Connecticut was turning out typewriters at the rate of ONE PER MINUTE!
Underwood dominated the market for decades until the 1950’s, when poor decisions were made in releasing too many models and cutting back on quality led to the company being acquired by the Italian Typewriter company Olivetti.
This machine is a fun one! It looks and performs as though it was bought yesterday, but it’s definitely an oldie! It is sadly missing the case, but this sort of glossy perfection really deserves a dedicated space anyhow.
This is NOT an "as-is" typewriter. It has been lovingly cleaned, oiled, serviced, and thoroughly tested to ensure it'll hang with whatever you decide to write with it.
It comes with everything you see in the pictures and more;
A brand new all-black or red/black ribbon on vintage metal spools(installed), a reprinted original owners manual, the typewriter, an OFFICIAL Nashville Typewriter sticker and hand-typed note from me, the typeface text sample, and even a few sheets of paper to get you started on your path to analog independence and distraction-free writing!
F R E E S H I P P I N G in the continental US, estimate available for interested international clients.
