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==History==
 
==History==
As a result of the 1920 [[Remington Portable No. 1]] -- the first portable typewriter with 4 rows of keys-- making the existing [[Underwood 3-Bank Standard Portable]] somewhat obsolete, Underwood decided to develop a portable typewriter with 4 rows of keys. <ref> Van Rompuy, Wim, and Guy Perard. “Underwood 4-Bank Portable.” Underwood 4-bank portable typewriter. Accessed February 2, 2023. https://www.typewriter.be/underwoodportable4.htm. </ref> Underwood designer Kurowski was told to develop a portable typewriter similar to the 3-Bank portable design.
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As a result of the 1920 [[Remington Portable No. 1]] -- the first portable typewriter with 4 rows of keys-- making the existing [[Underwood 3-Bank Standard Portable]] somewhat obsolete, Underwood decided to develop a portable typewriter with 4 rows of keys. <ref name="Underwood"> [https://www.typewriter.be/underwoodportable4.htm Underwood 4-Bank Portable], Perard et Al. Retrieved February 2, 2023. </ref> Underwood designer Kurowski was told to develop a portable typewriter similar to the 3-Bank portable design. The Underwood Portable began production in 1926 and was highly successful, with over 1.25 million produced. <ref name="Underwood"/>
  
 
==Mechanisms==
 
==Mechanisms==

Revision as of 22:13, 2 February 2023

The Underwood 4-Bank Standard Portable was the first portable typewriter produced by Underwood.

Underwood Standard 4-Bank Portable

Inventor:Alfred Gustav Franz Kurowski
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A first-year Underwood 4-Bank.
General Information
Company: Underwood
Type: Manual Portable
Produced: 1925-1938
Fate: Succeeded by the Champion, Universal, and later designs.
Rebrands: None
Notes: Featured in Violet Evergarden


History

As a result of the 1920 Remington Portable No. 1 -- the first portable typewriter with 4 rows of keys-- making the existing Underwood 3-Bank Standard Portable somewhat obsolete, Underwood decided to develop a portable typewriter with 4 rows of keys. [1] Underwood designer Kurowski was told to develop a portable typewriter similar to the 3-Bank portable design. The Underwood Portable began production in 1926 and was highly successful, with over 1.25 million produced. [1]

Mechanisms

Notes and Misc./Reference List

https://oztypewriter.blogspot.com/2011/11/underwood-portable-typewriters-1919.html

  1. 1.0 1.1 Underwood 4-Bank Portable, Perard et Al. Retrieved February 2, 2023.