{"product_id":"underwood-5-typewriter-3","title":"1911 Underwood 5 Typewriter - New platen","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis typewriter was part of our personal typewriter collection and we kept for a while for two main reasons, early serial and looked so close in design to the Underwood Model 1 that has similar levers with small changes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in 1911 with Serial 53054. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eMechanical condition:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessionally restored to working order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esurprisingly Smooth and ready to type for long hours. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI put a lot of hours to restore all parts and specially the key slugs. plus, I nearly cleaned all key legends keeping original one to keep some authenticity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eall Decals are original. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew \u0026amp; fresh Black  Ribbon Fitted on Original metal Spools. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew platen fitted. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTab option is adjusted and working. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne minor thing to not that the lever that frees the platen from the left tends to be engaged when rolling sometimes, in one direction, does not affect using it, just needs to be mentioned, \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eCosmetic condition:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike all our typewriters, it was genuinely restored \u0026amp; serviced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal Decals \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMain marks as pictured. Specially on the front. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll cleaned keys. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal Wooden base and metal lid that clips on four sides. Main lock missing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe typewriter can be secured on base but the screws are missing. will try to locate ones.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e Keyboard \u0026amp; Font\/Typeface:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQWERTY Keyboard \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePica Typeface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Large 10pts \/Inch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr \u0026 Mrs Vintage Typewriters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52190727045351,"sku":null,"price":25484.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2384\/6833\/files\/DSC_8546_9a375889-635f-4e73-955b-6e57cfbdcbe2.jpg?v=1781192173","url":"https:\/\/mrmrsvintagetypewriters.com\/sv-za\/products\/underwood-5-typewriter-3","provider":"Mr \u0026 Mrs Vintage Typewriters ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}