I always liked the the tommy-gun's "Chicago Typewriter," nickname, and the look of old Underwood typewriters that the authors used to write those cheesy noir stories.
Business as usual in Chicago...
(Click to enlarge the pic, 'caus that ascii tommy-gun took some doing!)
Hey, the Underwood (built into a desk) is the one used 35 years ago. Universities at the time required three copies (tri-carbons) so there was a lot of erasing for one typo. Ugh! But the unevenness of the inked individual letters (old ribbon cartridges) and the heavy touch and sound of the striking keys was unforgettable. The enlarged Tommy-gun is fun.
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