1951 Underwood Rhythm Touch #11-6930792
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Daniel Burgoyne (Ixzed23)
Created: 06-04-2025 at 07:58PM
Last Edit: 06-14-2025 at 06:11AM
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Description:
Found in Hawkesbury, Ontario, from the daughter of a teacher who came into its possession presumably from the school. Was used by the teacher to type hand-outs and other course material. I presume it was used in a typing classroom originally. It bears two (hand) painted numbers: "28-1" on the back and "18" on the right hand side.
Came as is, without the chrome trim embellishments, normally present on the sides and back.
Pica 10 cpi, Canadian bilingual keyboard. The type slugs are stamped DP, and some also have U2. Oh, and the number 8 caracter has a hat!
Still have to sand the platen a bit and clean the pink eraser crumbs and white out flakes near the typing area. I love the key action and the snappy typebars. It is one of the most pleasant of my machines to type on.
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Hunter: Daniel Burgoyne (Ixzed23)
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Bonjour! I am from the region of Montreal, Quebec and moved to Ottawa, Ontario in 1992.
Amateur watchmaker and machinist, I love anything mechanical, hydraulic or electric. I have restored American and Canadian clocks and small lathes, milling machines and a jig bore.
Most of my typewriters have French Canadian QWERTY keyboards, with some exception for rare finds.
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