Here is another time capsule in my collection. I hadn't typed on this machine since I picked it up. What a waste, it is perfect, types well has a good ribbon and has everything from the paperwork to the key for the case. It could use a little more exercise which is something I can only look to myself to handle. Enjoy the picture.
I am uploading this now but will update this posting when I can add some information as to who used an Underwood Universal to write with. I have reached out to Richard Polt, the typewriter guru, for help with this interesting question.
J
P.S. Richard got back to me almost immediately with the following:
Hi John,
Thanks for writing.
I have a list of writers and their typewriters at http://site.xavier.edu/
According to one of my correspondents, Australian writer Ruth Park used such a machine. Just now I found the attached photo; it’s definitely an Underwood from the ‘50s, but I can’t be sure of which model.
best wishes,
Richard
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