Hey handsome! Underwood no.5 standard typewriter

Handsome.
This is a word which comes to my mind when I look onto this machine. Its form is very classic and very balanced.

It is an archetypical typewriter, one which comes to mind when thinking about old, classic, desk machines: standard typewriter. Open, skeleton frame made of cast iron, no covers except on the front.
Mechanism proudly presented to bystanders and the user.

This particular machine was in generally good shape. Just very dirty and with all rubber components decayed. All decals are original.
It bears “honest patina” - places where hands of people before me rubbed the frame, wearing out the paint and decals. I like it and keep it intact as a part of machine’s history.

No butchered screw heads. She was either serviced by a proper mechanic or not serviced at all.

Most of all - it types like a dream.
I put it hand-in-hand with Royal KMM or even Erica machines. Even though there are decades between them the experience of typing with these machines is similar. Pure joy.

Below is a gallery of restored machine.

For those interested in “screws & dust” here is more detailed story of restoration.