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1951 Underwood Leader Serial # H2057630 1951 Underwood Leader typewriter, Serial # H2057630 Fumitaka Hayashi's 1951 Underwood Leader typewriter. 2026-06-05 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Fumitaka Hayashi: 1951 Underwood Leader Serial # H2057630 Another Underwood Leader, this one from 1951.

The case is the green textured type. These cases seem to come in either green or black.

And like all my Underwood 4-bank portables, it comes with the Union UT12 Underwood Distinctive Pica. The slugs are marked with a "DP". The "8" has a little hat.

The underside of the ribbon cover/body cover has rust where the sound-deadening felt was glued. This seems like a common problem in these typewriters.

The fact that these have no ribbon color selector or touch adjustment or tab system makes these kind of easy to get working, as theres a lot less to go wrong in these.

Another Goodwill auction purchase. This was sent out from Washington, D.C.

1951 Underwood Leader #H2057630

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Fumitaka Hayashi (fhayashi)
Created: 06-05-2026 at 02:27PM
Last Edit: 06-05-2026 at 02:37PM

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Description:

Another Underwood Leader, this one from 1951.

The case is the green textured type. These cases seem to come in either green or black.

And like all my Underwood 4-bank portables, it comes with the Union UT12 Underwood Distinctive Pica. The slugs are marked with a "DP". The "8" has a little hat.

The underside of the ribbon cover/body cover has rust where the sound-deadening felt was glued. This seems like a common problem in these typewriters.

The fact that these have no ribbon color selector or touch adjustment or tab system makes these kind of easy to get working, as theres a lot less to go wrong in these.

Another Goodwill auction purchase. This was sent out from Washington, D.C.

Typeface Specimen:

Photos:

Union Foundry, UT12 Underwood Distinctive Pica, 10cpi. I think all my portable Underwoods have this slug.
Union Foundry, UT12 Underwood Distinctive Pica, 10cpi. I think all my portable Underwoods have this slug.






A common problem on these - the rust is where the sound-deadening felt is glued. I think I'm going to get some rust-inhibiting paint, treat this area, and re-glue new felt.
A common problem on these - the rust is where the sound-deadening felt is glued. I think I'm going to get some rust-inhibiting paint, treat this area, and re-glue new felt.



Hunter: Fumitaka Hayashi (fhayashi)

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Relatively new to collecting. Would like to document my collection.

Planning on sticking to full-sized American machines so I don't spend too much on fancy European portables.


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