Underwood Standard Portable Typewriter

Description:

This Underwood Standard Portable Typewriter was manufactured between 1919 and 1929 by the Underwood Typewriter Company. The Underwood Portable had a three-bank QWERTY keyboard, and unlike the more popular Corona 3, the carriage and platen did not have to be folded to become portable. The typewriter had a cover with a handle that allowed it to be easily transported.

Date Made: 1922 - 1923

Maker: Underwood Typewriter Company

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Work and Industry: Mechanisms, Typewriters, Computers & Business Machines

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Credit Line: Christopher J. Thaiss

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: ME.328708Catalog Number: 328708Accession Number: 274352Serial Number: 82746

Object Name: typewriterOther Terms: typewriter; Portable; Manual

Measurements: overall: 4 1/2 in x 11 3/4 in x 9 in; 11.43 cm x 29.845 cm x 22.86 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-7ac0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_850027

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