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writer REQUIRES THE LARGEST TYPEWRITER FACTORY and the LARGEST TYPEWRITER OFFICE BUILDING In the World to Make and Market the The Machine You Will Eventually Buy" MAIN OFFICE?UNDERWOOD BUILDING. NEW YORK Branch Offices Throughout the World RICHMOND OFFICE?1212 East Main Street. Telephone 3920 Madison 3 i. ?. The Underwood Typewriter has been displayed at all expositions of importance since 1900, and in every case was awarded the highest prize. The list follows: Grand Prix, Brussels-^_-?. Grand Diploma of Honor, Buenos Ayr es_ Grand Gold Medal, St. Petersburg.-? ? ? Grand Prix, Turkestan Jubilee..?._..-?-????? Gold Medal, Glasgow_ ***** ? - ?-? ? ? Grand Prize, Barcelona .. . ... ._._~. Gold Medal, Jamestown ? - - ? - - - Grand Prize, Milan j_.,if,t.j ? ? Gold Medals (2)? Portland, Oregon ... Grand Prize, Liege..... ? ~. _.. -- Grand Prize, St. Louis Exposition... ?-~ ... Grand Prix, St. Petersburg-.-~ Grand Diploma of Honor, St. Petersburg., Diploma of Honor, Romev. ? ?? , ?i. Grand Prize, Limoges - ? ... ? ?? Grand Prize, Rome . _ ? ????k First Grand Diploma, Venice^, , .. im ,. .,. Gold Medal, Pan American, Buffalo, - Gold Medal, Paris ? _1910 _1910 ?_?..1909 _1909 .1908 _1907 ^-?..1907 ?,-rT.. 1906 _? ..1905 w._..1905 -1904 .1904 _1904 _1902 _1903 _1902 . .1901 _1901 -1900 The Company also received the Elliott Cresson Medal, the highest award of the Franklin Institute of Pennsylvania, in 1910. In all important typewriter contests, both professional and amateur, held in the United States and Europe, the winners, and usually ? the second and third contestants, have operated the UNDERWOOD. All speed records?professional and amateur?are held by operators of this machine.