{"id":9032,"date":"2015-12-31T21:30:57","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T20:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/powdermonki\/?p=9032"},"modified":"2017-12-31T15:07:11","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T15:07:11","slug":"underwood-golden-touch-typewriter-adverts-1956-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/underwood-golden-touch-typewriter-adverts-1956-1958\/","title":{"rendered":"Underwood &#8220;Golden Touch&#8221; ~ Typewriter Adverts [1956-1958]"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>&#8220;It&#8217;s like wearing magic gloves!&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>These ads for <strong>Underwood<\/strong> &#8220;<strong>Golden Touch<\/strong>&#8221; typewriters date from 1956-58.<\/p>\n<p>They feature an array of amazed looking secretaries and bosses who don&#8217;t seem to be quite looking at the typewriters, which are being worked by an elegant pair of long golden gloved hands. Maybe the typewriters are just too amazing to look directly at, or the shiny gold gloves are blinding them.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve edited the adverts to include just the main image.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t    float: left;\n\t\t\t    margin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t    text-align: center;\n\t\t\t    width: auto;\n\t\t\t\tbox-sizing: border-box;\n \t\t\t    padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #ffffff;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 0.7em;\n   \t\t\t\tline-height: 1.2em;\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff none repeat scroll 0 0;\n \t\t\t\tmargin: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9032 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1956-LIFE-29-Oct-1956.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1956-LIFE-29-Oct-1956.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1956-LIFE-29-Oct-1956-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1956-LIFE-29-Oct-1956-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11863'>\n\t\t\t\t1956\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1956-LIFE-24-Sep-1956-1a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11860\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11860'>\n\t\t\t\t1956\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div><br style='clear: both' \/>\n\n<div class=\"google-content\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4258812866305862\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9216860104\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t    float: left;\n\t\t\t    margin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t    text-align: center;\n\t\t\t    width: auto;\n\t\t\t\tbox-sizing: border-box;\n \t\t\t    padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #ffffff;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 0.7em;\n   \t\t\t\tline-height: 1.2em;\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff none repeat scroll 0 0;\n \t\t\t\tmargin: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-9032 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1956-LIFE-26-Nov-1956.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11862\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11862'>\n\t\t\t\t1956\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1956-LIFE-24-Sep-1956-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11861\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11861'>\n\t\t\t\t1956\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1956-LIFE-17-Dec-1956.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11859\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11859'>\n\t\t\t\t1956\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1957-LIFE-28-Jan-1957-1a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11869\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11869'>\n\t\t\t\t1957\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1957-LIFE-1-Apr-1957.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11864\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11864'>\n\t\t\t\t1957\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1957-LIFE-6-May-1957-1a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11865\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11865'>\n\t\t\t\t1957\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1957-LIFE-17-Jun-1957.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1957-LIFE-17-Jun-1957.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1957-LIFE-17-Jun-1957-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11866'>\n\t\t\t\t1957\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1957-LIFE-23-Sep-1957.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11867\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11867'>\n\t\t\t\t1957\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1957-LIFE-25-Nov-1957.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11868\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11868'>\n\t\t\t\t1957\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1958-LIFE-10-Feb-1958.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11872\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11872'>\n\t\t\t\t1958\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1958-LIFE-31-Mar-1958.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11874\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11874'>\n\t\t\t\t1958\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1958-LIFE-8-Sep-1958.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11870\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11870'>\n\t\t\t\t1958\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1958-LIFE-19-May-1958.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11873\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11873'>\n\t\t\t\t1958\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Golden-Touch-1958-LIFE-9-Jun-1958-1a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11871\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11871'>\n\t\t\t\t1958\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div><br style='clear: both' 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