Typing Test - 1911 Underwood 5

[@RodrigoVazquez91]

-Your MacBook's Butterfly Keyboard dying after a week of usage. -1911 Underwood Typewriter still working perfectly after 110 years

[@ctbdjc]

personally i haven't had any issues with the butterfly keyboard but i have heard that it was horrible for typing.

[@aquelapessoaqueaparecenosc9809]

Theres an old typewriter Would you save your progress? >yes no

[@1967buickriviera]

>no

[@foxxygaming3011]

69 Likes

[@ryuisvillemaster8076]

I see RE reference huh?

[@ehsanahmed3891]

Yes

[@konstantinoskaymenakis2188]

οχι

[@funwithjessie8957]

Imagine if you will, being in a silent classroom and you’re working on a hard test and your teacher starts writing a letter., with this.

[@akayysworld]

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[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

@@akayysworld just came from that video lol

[@purple_galaxy2649]

@Ahooda lmao I just came from that video😂😂

[@marco-lk3hj]

At that time people always cloud use the laptop of their time: paper and pen-cil 👻

[@goozrat]

Students in 1911 dealt with this

[@DavosLifts]

Most satisfying sound

[@Raeeechel]

Correct kaneki

[@alittlebyte]

Cherry MX Brown

[@Androwomeda]

@@alittlebyte least satisfying sound.

[@buster2644]

@@alittlebyte browns sound like mush

[@chemicaldemoneye]

Imagine this but with 20 others in one room typing xD holy shit i would go crazy

[@countduckula9977]

Pardon. What did you say? You need to speak up. I worked in a room with 20 of these and I have gone slightly deaf.

[@pinkomega4145]

id get scared thinking its a gun

[@JENDALL714]

Funny, that's how I learned to type in 7th grade, my school offered a typing course and we were all in this room full of noisy type writers. I don't know how the teacher could stand it all day? The ironic thing is, the teacher had the most softest voice, like a little baby voice, I had to sit up front just to hear her. She would call out random letters and sentences and we would have to type it as she was saying it. Out of everything I ever learned in school, probably the most useful class I ever took.

[@caturlifelive]

@@pinkomega4145 agreed

[@jrtg1990]

Then don't imagine

[@kylern6056]

ENEMY FIRE GET DOWN

[@gamegaming9451]

We LOST ALPHA!!

[@adityarathore9479]

Bravo contested

[@claudiaficicchia446]

TANGO DOWN!

[@papabakabon]

MOVE MOVE MOVE!

[@Dnyaneshwar_Mohite]

Pubg😂

[@JayJayShawtyBae]

1:10 damn didn’t even hesitate :0

[@Natalie-ez1zc]

British journalist operating a news teleprinter (1934, colorized)

[@impactodelsurenterprise2440]

I remember when I was kid I was so fascinated with this stuff. I used to mess around with my mom's typewriter by putting my tiny finger on the paper and let the key hit myself.

[@karvast5726]

@this is a really long yet creative name do u agree youvare more likely to break the machine by doing this rather than hurt yourself,the keys don't hit very hard.

[@niltomega2978]

ha ha I did the same thing. If it hit your finger nail it kind of stung.

[@alterman156channel]

That was a very rugged machine. They were built to withstand a rapid typist. It was quite common for a good typist to reach the speed at which you were typing at. Take care of it. It is probably worth money to a collector.

[@AlasdairGR]

alterman156 Fuck collectors. Objects like this are meant to be used.

[@beetlejuiceisreal238]

@@AlasdairGR so that they can decay and break?

[@victorkowalski9737]

@@beetlejuiceisreal238 Yes

[@beetlejuiceisreal238]

@@victorkowalski9737 lmaoo

[@T_eaLeaves]

WolfsbaneFilms I collect them and use them in my schooling!

[@HECKproductions]

boomers: can't figure out how to ctrl-click something also boomers:

[@DeterminedTurkey]

I would say Silent generation or baby boomers.

[@derkommissar4986]

Never underestimate boomers

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

@@derkommissar4986 OK....

[@audreyhepburns]

boomers are in like the 50s and 60s lmao

[@billogle4776]

As a Typewriter mechanic , five year apprenticeship, I was always impressed with the old Underwood, Good design, good material easy to service , it's a pity Underwood fell into Olivetti's hands

[@felipeaugusto5592]

What's the matter with the Olivetti ones?

[@yourwitchbesti]

@@felipeaugusto5592 there not as good and the original Underwood’s, and they harder to work on when getting them fixed. They also aren’t as high quality and Underwood’s

[@JENDALL714]

Did you also repair Underwood's electric shavers when they got into the shaving business? I have one of their electric shavers, it shaves well, but it's damn loud!

[@polybius223]

Nothing beats an old Remington, every Remington I’ve ever seen is beat to crap, but still types like it wants to live another 100 years of use lol.

[@astererratum6546]

I have a Remington Quiet Riter, I wish I had an Underwood from the 1910-30s though. That is mya favourite era for typewriters. I love the old mechanics and I'd love to learn to service them.

[@alvisevenza]

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy"

[@ringo_real]

The shining was an epic movie.

[@HeltonMoraes]

I had no idea these older machines were that fast! I'm amazed, thanks for the video!

[@ryushogun9890]

Pretty sure that's the dude.

[@genera1013]

@@ryushogun9890 Yes, but he can only go as fast as the machine will allow. If the keys gum up even a little it'll slow you down immensely.

[@aguilayserpiente]

Some machines have heavy levers, with long travel on the keys.

[@bluemountain4468]

Typewriters were the ones fast enough to make them work at that speed. A good typewriter used to type 80 to 120 words per minute.

[@user-ly5ev6hx8e]

​@@genera1013the weight of the keys affect too

[@asd36f]

Between the turn of the century and the 1930's, all of the World Champion typists set their records on Underwriter typewriters.

[@berniepokorski6608]

My 1924 UNDERWOOD No. 5 has a 3-inch diameter carriage bell mounted on the outside of the typewriter itself. I have been told that it may have been built that way specifically for Typing Speed Competitions.

[@cassiespengarden]

@@berniepokorski6608 I just watched a video where a kid had one with a bell on the outside... Cool to know! I'm looking to buy one to write books with. I love the sound and vintage feel, plus I'd like an offline alternative to computer typing.

[@bisdakdiay]

It sounds like it is at its best condition. Very well oiled, fast and crispy sound! Miss the good okd days.

[@user-ly5ev6hx8e]

Typewriters don't need oil, because oil attracts dust dirt and grime

[@timmartin7664]

This is pretty cool to watch. Can you imagine 20 to 30 of these typewriters, all tapping at once, in a busy office back in 1911.

[@Manu-gp3rq]

This is awesome. I recently bought an electric one, I never have used a typewriter. But i think this is better than writing on computer. Because you can concentrate on what you are doing, and it prints in the same time what you are doing. Now I regret of my electric version, after hearing this.

[@mr.weatherman403]

Nah man, don’t regret the purchase of your electric typewriter, just think of it as the natural extension of the familial lineage of this type of machine. If you are in to collecting them, your need to have all ages of typewriters, from young to old. That is the only way to have a complete history.

[@sethm8432]

Electric typewriters are great! I love my Smith Corona, it sounds nice and has a little motor hum/clicking that I love. Enjoy it!

[@mrblue8439]

A friend of mine had a huge passion for typewriters

[@neroxfrostbyte7461]

pffft 1911 Typerwriter...... Hold my feather pen and ink!

[@afinoxi]

Bruuuuh , fuck pen and ink , I used that stuff for writing my diary for about a year or so and even though I was writing amazing with it , it looked brilliant , that ink gets EVERYWHERE. No matter how hard I tried that ink got everywhere. And also since good quality ink isn't sold where I live the colours always looked odd on rough paper for some reason.

[@badname9202]

Feather and ink ? Pffffffff Hold my chisel and hammer !

[@ohhhboyyy7625]

chisel and hammer? pfffffft hold my scent glands!

[@afinoxi]

@@ohhhboyyy7625 you guys have scent glands ?

[@EternalShadow1667]

@@ohhhboyyy7625 Scent glads? Pfffttt Hold my urine markers!

[@michaelresendes7947]

That's incredible! You type so good with that. Bravo, sir! Bravo!

[@clamr7775]

I just purchased (it isn’t here yet) a typewriter from underwood, I am now excited to keep my family awake for days on end as I fool around on a typewriter

[@RadioactivFly]

I have one from 1912. The ribbon lifter doesn't go up straight though, causing red text to not be red - probably the result of a loose part that I can't access without a lot of technical knowledge, and the carriage occasionally tips back and seizes when shifting. But besides that it works great and the keys look beautiful.

[@johntapp3311]

Sounds like the carriage is off the middle track--the small inner-track in the middle of the machine. It may be either that the hook underneath is resting on top of it, or it jumps on and off of it. Check to see if the roller is resting on top of this middle rail. This rail shifts the carriage upward for capitals.

[@linsqopiring6816]

@@johntapp3311 Lol, youtube comments are amazing sometimes.

[@monkeynuts456456]

Imagine keeping the whole house up back then bc you’re typing like this to complete your essay last minute at like 1am.

[@Pie0331]

Somehow i feel relaxed listening to all this typewritting sound.

[@MykSau]

I wonder what he is typing in there? A poem? A novel? Writer: "It's not a lake...it's an ocean"

[@LITTLE1994]

And this was WAY before computers and digital stuff. My grandmother once used these things before she sadly passed. This person sure know how to type quickly.

[@jsnam8139]

Rifle sound! Amazing typing

[@Johngamer2418]

@@ronaldmcpickle8880 im replying to it after 5. Get on my level

[@jsnam8139]

@LG 96 I’m replying after 6 long years. Get on my LevEL.

[@jsnam8139]

LG 96 Me too! Stay safe mate! 🙂

[@gloriafletcher1024]

I wish I had a tyypewriter

[@berniepokorski6608]

@@gloriafletcher1024 Hopefully you have one by now....

[@Anilu777]

Wow!! I learned to touch type as a girl on a manual. Those keys were hard to press but I’ve never forgotten and from BlackBerrys through to glass I remember the QWERTY rhythm.

[@johntapp3311]

I just got a 1917 model 5, and I'm going to see just how fast I can make that thing travel.

[@JohnDought]

When electric falls out you have no problem using a typewriter ;)

[@DemeDemetre]

when somebody forgets to mute and starts typing in online class:

[@zinzolin14]

Nothing against computers, but there's something charming about writing with an old antique typewriter.

[@MagnusMaximusinWales]

Great to watch such an elderly typewriter doing what it was designed to do! It would have been nice to see the end result to see how many typographical errors you had made, (if any).

[@rogermichou8654]

i listen to this everytime im trying to sleep in my bed. Awesome music and rythm

[@souls0007]

What the Among Us ejected message typing sound would sound like in the 20th century:

[@elijahmeilak2906]

😐

[@OwlManoloPR13]

Underrated comment.

[@bluemountain4468]

He mostly uses middle and ring fingers and to be a good typewriter you had to use the five fingers. Thumbs were used for space between words (I´m old enough to say it). I have typed a lot in my life and with computers now people ask me where did I learned. In my youth I even entered competitions, won second place.😊

[@treeoflife91]

One of the most fun machines I've used! I really like the typing sound of it as the frame is very sturdy and doesn't rattle and it's very reliable once restored, AND it's very good for a fast and rough typist like myself. The only sound you get is the smacking of the slugs against the paper.

[@Olumin37]

Do you want to tell me that Typing on a Typewriter is "unhealthy" for the machine? Do you think the secretaries back then typed any slower? These are office machines, and this particular one is very solid and well made, they are made to resist these claims, and they did up to today.

[@DrTypewriter]

Olumin Absolutely not, Olumin. These are very well made machines, and they are incredibly robust. But I take into consideration that these machines are over a 100 years old. And it doesn't hurt to take a little caution, would it? I still type a lot on it though, not with that speed though.

[@johntapp3311]

I guess there are two sides for everything. On one hand, this is this man's typewriter--and he should be able to treat it with the care he wishes to treat it with. As a longtime collector of old typewriters myself, I exercise due caution with them as well. However, I don't believe it unhealthy to type fast on a machine that is 100 years old or better. I've got a 1913 L. C. Smith that is still steady as a rock @ 85 wpm (my max right now). I look inside the machine and I see no evidence of metal fatigue anywhere. The mechanism in a typewriter is not like the mechanism in a car--the spring tensions are much lower and gravity doesn't influence its performance as much. So if you have an old typewriter, don't be afraid to use it--type away!! But remember it's your typewriter, and you have the right to do with it what you wish. I wish to enjoy mine by writing letters to my girlfriend.

[@exoressdelivers70]

@@johntapp3311 you would not normally 'see' metal fatigue. It is visible through the use special x-ray equipment. Commercial airplanes are examined regularly for metal fatigue using sophisticated instruments. They don't just look at a 25 year old jet liner with their naked eyes and says "I don't see any sign of metal fatigue so she is good to fly".

[@wtc8654]

its nessessary to type fast?

[@berniepokorski6608]

@@DrTypewriter My UNDERWOOD No. 5 will be 10 years old in 2025.

[@DerekMcAdam2023]

Why I like type writing more than computer?

[@rachmatzulfiqar]

try mechanical keyboard, black switches if you are used to typewriter

[@MrXhojn]

@@rachmatzulfiqar Nah, if he's used to heft of an analog typewriter, he should use a switch that has a heavier actuation force.

[@squatchhammer7215]

There is a typewriter conversion kit.

[@drag8445]

Because you can't admit you're spoiled with modern, even generally low grade tech. Get over it, poser.

[@hl8808]

Derek McAdam no stupid auto correct to fuck with your writing that’s why

[@countduckula9977]

Brilliant video! The print produced by this typewriter is extremely good, if it wasn't the deafening sound it makes I would buy this typewriter.

[@afinoxi]

I've watched this video before so I've realised it , I've seen this exact video as background in the Turkish online education system EBA during a ninth grade literature class about diaries. When I saw it I was like "...That seems oddly familiar."

[@Mitchlb452]

This is like porn for me. Haha.

[@cheemsg.i.7130]

Same

[@benjaminartroom7910]

Yeah

[@Kalomoises]

Oh no step-typewriter

[@Magenta3377]

Bruh

[@ImBlueDaBaDeeDaBaDaa]

Kalomoises What are you doing step-typewriter?!

[@Jaeywa]

0:29 Vietnam war vets be like

[@chandleralbers7253]

And everytime you get to the edge of the paper there's a tiny m1 garand ping to trigger those who've fought in ww2

[@Park_Place]

1:10

[@berniepokorski2489]

I sure wish that these older machines could talk and tell us of their past experiences....

[@nickaddison385]

Typewriter: Benjamin Franklin wrote notes to his mistresses on me! Do i have stories for you!

[@berniepokorski6608]

@@nickaddison385 That's a good one! LOL!

[@aguiacb4264]

I love this sound. Congratulations on the video.

[@jurdpn5779]

印字する音が、場所により少しずつ変わっていくのとてもいい。

[@nicolasmarnic399]

eargasm

[@Dorothy.Vivian]

Its interesting how interesting an obsolete technology can be. Anything mechanical is just so impressive.

[@harampug9150]

Can it run minecraft?

[@ivanpetrovsky.]

Can It run DOOM ?

[@cheemsg.i.7130]

It can.It types "Minecraft"

[@fendiez2511]

harampug yes

[@papabakabon]

No. Skyrim.

[@chandleralbers7253]

Can it out pizza the hut?

[@StewieGriffin]

You can barely see what you are typing. So it's all about memory. I am good at that because I type this comment without looking at my keyboard or my screen.

[@Thegamecheats]

beh im ryping on my phone with my eyes closed

[@Trance_Kitsune]

I didn't know it's bad to type at a high speed on typewriters. I've been trying to learn more about this things. They've always seemed awesome to me.

[@KevinBelmontLuna]

We have type-o's now and they're easy to fix depending if yoi submitted it, and where you submit yout final draft. Here you either had to be 100% or start over. (White Powder Delete button not always included)

[@sebigamer7502]

RE2 Remake Saving Game Please do not turn off your Console....

[@KelzCasa]

I’m almost positive that my tournament edition Razer Black Widow was damn near this loud when writing operations procedures for an entire process facility on a granite desktop. 🤣🤣🤣

[@SuperMarkIsaac]

Typing like a fucking boss! Thats one sexy machine.

[@claudiaficicchia446]

1:21 My God that mechanical sound 🤤

[@boomerkeewatin]

Someone dropping marbles?

[@fendiez2511]

boomer keewatin marble sound effect

[@ahmedalwahaibi8687]

Such a beautiful machine 😍

[@jacksmithon]

I thought these would make a "Ding!" sound when you push em back like in the cartoons.

[@HeadsetHatGuy]

I think that's only for electric typewriters

[@obblivionkr]

It does, it’s just quiet compared to the typing noise.

[@MichaelShimniok]

They ding near the end of the line to let you know you are almost at the right margin. I had one of these machines and they have a bell (probably 99.9% of all manual typewriters do)

[@TheWallyjp]

Wow I had no clue you could type that fast on a typewriter! Very cool

[@chugg159]

This is less of a demonstration of the machine than it is of your incredible typing prowess.

[@Eternal-Student]

They could be typing anything. I would have liked to see the final document.

[@notfreeman1776]

You're not just generating writing with a Typewriter you're also generating pure saratonin with that

[@hon0urabl3sk3pt1c]

...more inspiration to fix up my No. 5! Great video!

[@sonnybeach1953]

I have a 1940 Underwood "Master", which is based on the No. 5 chassis, and I can't type that fast on it. I'll just pile on the letters. So, to get the fastest typing out of my Master I have to use the "rhythm" method, with a regular cadence. It sounds pretty neat when I get going because it sounds like a teletype machine, but it is not as fast as what you demonstrated.

[@johntapp3311]

The carriage on an Underwood Master is a little bit heavier than the carriage on an Underwood Model 5, even though there are four rollers on the rear rail on it, whereas there are none on the Model 5. It would travel slower because of the motions required to propel something a bit weightier. Typing on an Underwood Master would be smoother by far, but the Underwood Model 5, being smaller and lighter-weight, would go faster. Kind of like comparing a dune buggy with a limousine.

[@jacobbeversdorf7088]

I have the same underwood typewriter that I bought it from phoenix typewriter and it cost me about $20. So I cleaned it and repair it and it works.

[@fendiez2511]

Mechanical Keyboard Of The Future

[@roccoz2231]

You know somebody somewhere used that typewriter to speculate on the likelihood of President Taft getting re-elected in 1912.

[@Thetalkshowonyt]

Plot twist: he’s making a really strong password.

[@AlexanderRogers-q4v]

Three or 4 button typewriters for noise enthusiasts i like it

[@achefofindia4595]

Very cool for riding histories and mysteries I like this I will buy this I just want to know where you bought it from

[@boybuttercup5350]

He really showed me some real speed

[@عابر-ن8ع]

Whats that brown paper called? where do we get it?

[@torh1]

Good for English language. There are only 26 letters. My language has 44 consonant letters, 15 vowel symbols that combine into at least 28 vowel forms, and 4 tonatic symbols. But we use space only in between sentences, not every single word.

[@nkohu]

goldenfarm torh what language?

[@Krittin0]

Thai

[@juansebastiancastroechever3763]

you could take this to school and get arrested by the officers for making them think there was a school shooting going on

[@bradthackston2323]

Imagin being in an office full of these

[@boi7316]

I showed this to my grandfather Who was a soldier and he started screaming

[@winterrain1947]

Weird to think people were still using these in offices in the 1980's. They had used antique 1970's typewriters at my college for beginner typing lessons because you couldn't cheat and hide your mistakes with those.

[@Rochefort-Frank_1]

Office before 1990s be like: *macineguns*

[@jbullman27]

I just bought one. I need to get it in working shape like this. This is so neat to see it fully functional. Who do I need to contact for pricing on restoring and value? I’m keeping it for sure just curious is all.

[@FennixGamingYT]

Daaaang this guy is a speed demon on that thing 😂

[@chickenvasquez78]

Typing a WWII document 101

[@moonstar4365]

this is asmr at another level

[@80hdbb]

I find this very relaxing

[@matthewkinman2932]

Just picked up a 1912 No.5 that works well except for the bell. Any resources on how to repair those? Thanks!

[@Starboy-lolking]

What a lovely sound

[@Lucas.rafael04]

That one tryhard in class

[@shwiftymemelord261]

thank you strange man i needed this noise

[@ibrahimwadhah6256]

Absolutely beautiful

[@niplusnimoins1124]

I love this sound

[@tadcraze5432]

Serious question, when typewriters were used commercially, where was the source document which typewriters looked at and then typed the characters/words. For example, a hand written document is the source document and the typewriter typed the document using the typewriter.

[@rinwesley3092]

Usually, a secretary would take diction from the boss and write down everything said in shorthand. You would then take the shorthand writing and transcribe it on the typewriter.

[@tadcraze5432]

@@rinwesley3092 That's incredible. Coupling that with the reduced or eliminated error write that typewriters type through, it's quite a skillful activity.

[@guarionex1961]

Good speed and rhythm.

[@Flappe81]

Man that was satisfying!

[@patrickpaganini]

Great stuff - brings back memories. Why don't you learn to touch type? You could make a lot of progress in just a month.

[@randifakhrian3028]

World most satisfying keyboard

[@ak2kgamers43]

NO FULL AUTO IN THE BUILDING, THAT'S NOT FULL AUTO?? DAYUM BRO OKAY!!

[@Amenosubaruboshinomikoto]

1:10 Perfect :O

[@Snow.Frostborne_Ch]

So this is what saving in Resident evil looks like

[@bmwbmw5255]

I love this sound😍😍😍

[@adofficial3038]

I'm practicing this right now ..love this sound😂❤️