Antique Underwood 5 Typewriter, Very Well Preserved. United States, 1910

Fine Underwood 5 typewriter, an antique and beautiful model in perfect working order. This amazing typewriter has survived to our days from the early days of the 20th century. It was made in New York in 1910 and boasts a great condition. It has been revised and fine-tuned to guarantee a flawless operation. The machine can be used to type documents with excellent results, so it is a decorative and functional piece. Its solid and classic designs shows side and rear openings that let us see the intricate mechanism. Underwood typewriters are probably the most famous ones in history. The Underwood Typewriter Company was founded in 1874 to manufacture carbon paper and typewriter ribbon. When equally famous Remington started making ribbons, Underwood decided to produce their own typewriters. By 1920 almost every maker was imitating their designs and in 1939 they had already commercialized five million units. The first Underwood typewriter was designed by Franz X. Wagner; its brand name comes from John T. Underwood, an entrepreneur who bought the company in its early times. This Underwood typewriter preserves all its decals, inscriptions and decorative details in quite good condition. We can see the brand name printed over the carriage in big golden lettering; over the keyboard the same word is printed in capital letters with light blue shades. The black enameled finish that covers the iron body is decorated with slim blue and golden lines. The keyboard is composed of circular pieces with white background and black symbols, all in good condition. Over the keys and to the left there is a metal plate with the name of the place where the typewriter was initially sold. A real classic among antique typewriters, this Underwood 5 is bound to shine in the classiest living room or study.