Historical information
This typewriter was used in the office of Zilles Printers, McKenzie Street Ballarat.
The original Underwood typewriter was invented by German-American Franz Xaver Wagner, who showed it to entrepreneur John Thomas Underwood. Underwood supported Wagner and bought the company, recognizing the importance of the machine. The Underwood Typewriter Company washeadquartered in New York City, New York with manufacturing facilities in Hartford, Connecticut. Underwood produced what is considered the first widely successful, modern typewriter. By 1939, Underwood had produced five million machines.
Physical description
A typewriter in a leather carry case.
Subjects
References
- Underwood Typewriter Company
- Underwood Typewriters
- Underwood Typewriters Serial Numbers
