Type-Off: 1957 Underwood Golden Touch vs. 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe

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   Bill M

   May 17, 2012 at 2:02 am

   Both are nice typewriters. If I had to choose between the 2 I’d pick the Royal even though I really like Underwood typewriters.

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   notagain

   May 17, 2012 at 6:23 am

   I have yet to try a Golden Touch, but the 50’s underwood portables I have don’t measure up to the QDL’s of the same period. The Aristocrat is better still, in the way an Olds is better than a Chevy – though nearly identical in manufacture, there’s just something better about the feel.

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   Richard P

   May 17, 2012 at 8:28 am

   Fun comparison, I look forward to more. I think I’d agree that the feel of the QDL gives it a certain edge.

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   Antonia

   July 4, 2012 at 12:47 am

   I just found my grandfather’s Underwood golden touch portable from about the same time as this one. It’s not exactly the same, but they really look alike. I would like to operate it but I’m not really sure how, and i wouldn’t like to do something that i couldn’t fix. Would you happen to have a manual for it , or an instruction book or anything that could help me? Thanks!

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      munk

      July 4, 2012 at 10:02 am

      Luckily, I have not one but TWO instruction manuals for the underwood portables of this period:

      http://munk.org/typecast/2011/07/26/your-keys-to-success-the-underwood-corporation/

      http://munk.org/typecast/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Underwood-GT-instructionshe.jpg

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   Antonia

   July 4, 2012 at 12:34 pm

   That’s so sweet!Thank you very much!:)

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   Ron

   August 1, 2016 at 5:10 pm

   I have an Underwood Jewell Golden Touch portable that I used in college more than 50 years ago. It has not been used since, but is in excellent shape. I can’t find the serial number in the database. How do I determine manufactured year an value?

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