Couch 248: Curiouser and Curiouser

ArtieTheSequal · May 04, 2024 at 07:38 PM

My inherited-from-my-grandpa 1926 Underwood #5 is back home and in perfect working order again! I've already written/typed a short poem on it as soon as we got back home earlier. Una, yes, I will need to strengthen my fingers haha - do they make finger-weights? ha! it felt a little strange at first typing on it, but then i relaxed into it and the sound of the keys, the bell ding near the end of a line (that actually drew a giggle from me, I'd forgotten the way it sounded but it is perfect!), and the sound of the carriage return are all very satisfying. It's not totally restored (for instance, it was originally shiny black, but the repair guy estimates it was refurbished/painted gray in the 1930's) - a full restoration would have cost a LOT more - I just wanted it working again. They're not actually worth enough to pay for a full restoration. It's funny that there's no number 1, you have to use the l key for 1, and there's no exclamation point, I remembered though that you type an apostrophe, then backspace and type a period to make one.

stopdog · May 04, 2024 at 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieTheSequal

My inherited-from-my-grandpa 1926 Underwood #5 is back home and in perfect working order again! I've already written/typed a short poem on it as soon as we got back home earlier. Una, yes, I will need to strengthen my fingers haha - do they make finger-weights? ha! it felt a little strange at first typing on it, but then i relaxed into it and the sound of the keys, the bell ding near the end of a line (that actually drew a giggle from me, I'd forgotten the way it sounded but it is perfect!), and the sound of the carriage return are all very satisfying. It's not totally restored (for instance, it was originally shiny black, but the repair guy estimates it was refurbished/painted gray in the 1930's) - a full restoration would have cost a LOT more - I just wanted it working again. They're not actually worth enough to pay for a full restoration. It's funny that there's no number 1, you have to use the l key for 1, and there's no exclamation point, I remembered though that you type an apostrophe, then backspace and type a period to make one.

Leroy Anderson Typewriter
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LonesomeTonight · May 04, 2024 at 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieTheSequal

My inherited-from-my-grandpa 1926 Underwood #5 is back home and in perfect working order again! I've already written/typed a short poem on it as soon as we got back home earlier. Una, yes, I will need to strengthen my fingers haha - do they make finger-weights? ha! it felt a little strange at first typing on it, but then i relaxed into it and the sound of the keys, the bell ding near the end of a line (that actually drew a giggle from me, I'd forgotten the way it sounded but it is perfect!), and the sound of the carriage return are all very satisfying. It's not totally restored (for instance, it was originally shiny black, but the repair guy estimates it was refurbished/painted gray in the 1930's) - a full restoration would have cost a LOT more - I just wanted it working again. They're not actually worth enough to pay for a full restoration. It's funny that there's no number 1, you have to use the l key for 1, and there's no exclamation point, I remembered though that you type an apostrophe, then backspace and type a period to make one.

That's awesome!

unaluna · May 04, 2024 at 08:46 PM

Oh Artie it's gorgeous!

I remember about the 1 and the !.

I do like that chain dragging sound as it returns. And the ding. We must have had some old machines in my 9th grade typing class. Or maybe other classmates parents had them as we worked on the grade school newspaper.

Thanks SD that was extremely cute.

NP_Complete · May 04, 2024 at 09:21 PM

Very steampunk. Love the aesthetic of it.

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unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 40,018 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.7k hugs given	May 04, 2024 at 08:46 PM #4 Oh Artie it's gorgeous! I remember about the 1 and the !. I do like that chain dragging sound as it returns. And the ding. We must have had some old machines in my 9th grade typing class. Or maybe other classmates parents had them as we worked on the grade school newspaper. Thanks SD that was extremely cute.
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