October 14, 2012

The Underwood 5 is Back in Business



( From my Underwood 5, circa 1911)

For it's first time actually being used (since I first received the machine) it did a pretty good job- minus the bottom halves of the 'n's. If anyone has ideas on how that can be improved I would love to hear them.





I also thought I would add a photo of the ribbon that was found at Staples if anyone is interested. It's just a universal spool and was less than $10- much easier to go grab one of these than having to order online and pay for shipping.


3 comments:

  1. Welcome to the Typosphere, Natalia!

    Oh yes, Staples is my friend when it comes to ribbons. I can find one for about 90% of my machines there.

    Looks like your Underwood has a bit of an alignment problem. My Oliver 3 does the same thing. I find it charming though!

    Looking forward to seeing how your blog will grow and flourish! Salut!

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  2. Good to find your blog!

    That "n" gives the Underwood's typing character. I suspect the typeslug is out of place and fixing this might require some professional re-soldering work. Or you can just enjoy the character of this character!

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  3. Just a note to say welcome to the Typosphere, Natalia! Keep the posts coming.

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