I have been so busy with travels, work, and catching up on repair and service jobs that I haven't had time to blog. Here's a little post that I thought some readers might enjoy, illustrating my current job for the Urban Legend Institute.
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As you can see, it's essentially a good ol' Underwood in a very big shell. But the mechanics have been refined over previous models, to judge from the excellent touch.
This has been my first chance to get up close with an Underwood M, the beefy and somewhat streamlined model introduced in 1937. I must say that, of all the Underwoods I've known, this is the smoothest and snappiest. This machine's serial number dates it to 1942.
Here it is fully clothed:
And nude:
Has anyone else had experience with this model?