A follow-up on a mission of Mike Clemens' about extinct and extant typewriter dealers and repair shops. Bryan S Ryan, that's what...

It may be some time before I get my hands on the Underwood Noiseless. Meanwhile my Harrovian typewriter mule (nephew Al) made the connectio...

Three upcoming additions to Typewriter Heaven. Proof that classics are out there, just waiting to be re-homed: Empire Corona (who needs a...

The original list for the quiz was from a very quick trawl through eBay, plus a few from a Google search  Thanks to everyone for enterin...

It has been a while since the Typosphere ran an online competition, so here goes... I have postcard size photos of the Underwood 4 Silver S...

Newly polished Underwood Portable 4 bank in action declaring independence July 4's the perfect day to read Jefferson's revoluti...

Several pints of elbow grease later, the last of the paint is gone. If you'd like a print, I have arranged with BWC Photo Imaging, D...

 ...well, not quite. I put it back together to see just how good the finish on the inside needed to be. Turns out it is good enough. I used ...

Bobbin lid, reel shield, spool cowl ...ink-cap? Take your pick. Here's all that's left of the branding on the Underwood Portable ...

An update on my stripping of the Underwood 4 I'd harboured a hope that after the first application of Nitromors, I would be able to res...

This looked sooo much nicer on ebay! This 1930s machine has sat neglected in the loft for several years but these silver surfers over t...

© 1919 Underwood Typewriter Company Inc, NY Double page spread in the back of my user manual for an Underwood three-bank portable. Cli...