underwood no.10
My roommate saved an old Underwood No. 10 Typewriter from being unceremoniously tossed into the dumpster. It is very similar to the model shown above, an antique circa 1920's. Now, I'm cleaning up the beautiful machine (it's the same kind that Kerouac used to bat out On The Road).
Researching the typewriter, I came across this great modification of an Underwood into a PC. [also check out: MakeZine.com for lots of great creations.]
I also discovered this pdf of the book Sexy Legs and Typewriters, concerning typewriter erotica.
Immediately after discovering the typeriter, I went out and got a tattoo:
posted by Taylor at
00:06
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[tat pic actually stolen from heromaker.net]
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Taylor, at 12:39 AM
Interesting, since that's a picture of my arm.
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Anonymous, at 9:25 PM
I know this is an ancient posting, but I have to correct you about the Underwood typewriter model used by Jack Kerouac: he used an Underwood Standard Portable from the 1930s, in a black leather-clad case. He typed the hell out of this until it couldn't run anymore, then changed to a Royal, then to an Olivetti and an Olympia and said his favorite was his Smith-Corona. However, all these notes may be moot, since it is thought by some that he actually typed most of OTR on a typewriter owned by Neal and Carolyn Cassady. It's hard to say, considering how many times he wrote pages for that book and how many actual scrolls he produced for that one and Dharma Bums and Visions of Cody (the *real* On The Road that Viking wouldn't publish). A whole lotta lore, not many answers, but I can tell you for an actual fact that he used an Underwood Portable, not a #4 or #5 or even a #6.
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diane seattle, at 9:49 PM
that is so freakin awesome. i just came across the pic of your tattoo trying to find more pictures of kerouac's typewriter for my next tattoo, across my back. i love kerouac, so kudos on the awesome tatt!
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audiexxo, at 7:13 PM
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Zippalu, at 9:06 PM
french postcard, risque secretary with underwood no.10
http://www.earlypics.com/2010/09/france-about-1920.html
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Zippalu, at 9:13 PM
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