A vintage manual front-strike typewriter constructed from black-enamelled steel and iron components. The frame features a four-row QWERTY keyboard with circular keys, each set with a metal rim and featuring white legends on a black ground. The keyboard includes specific function keys such as TAB, BACK SPACER, and SHIFT LOCK. The brand name UNDERWOOD is visible in gold-toned lettering on the front frame plate above the keyboard and again on the paper table at the top of the carriage. A distinctive circular metal decal is affixed to the front left of the frame; it features black printed text within a shield-shaped border reading THRALE & BEAUMONT / CENTRAL HOUSE / KINGSWAY / LONDON W.C. The machine is equipped with a wide carriage holding a black rubber platen and a dual-scale ruler bar positioned across the front with red and black numeric markings. On the rear top plate, further branding is present in a gold-toned serif font reading UNDERWOOD. The internal type bars are arranged in a semicircular basket characteristic of early 20th-century front-strike designs.
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