Underwood

What's the fascination with old typewriters? I take two or three shots of every one I see. I don't understand ....

mfohl: I'm not sure why us analog photographers like old typewriters, but I think I'll soon get one. Maybe it's the enjoyment of the tactile feel of the old machine, much like the enjoyment we get from the mechanical feel we get with the old film cameras. Ask Joe VanCleave, he loves his old typewriters and uses them regularly. Check out Blue moon Camera and machine out of Seattle... they sell cameras and typewriters. So the two must go together.

Yes, I like them too, along with old watches and clocks.

Jake at Bluemoon Camera and Machine would have had that Underwood as good as new for you. Pity that you pitched it.

Yeah, we probably pitched it 30 years ago. The roller had disintegrated and there was wood showing. The small feed rollers had flat spots on them. It was pretty tired, but I still wish we had kept it.