1923 Underwood 3 #421014-12
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 05-18-2025 at 07:30AM
Last Edit: 01-17-2026 at 06:00AM
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Description:
Call me Mr. Tabulator. This machine had a lot of paper run through it by the wear on the table and the spacebar. It had received a few rounds of touch-up here and there. Despite this, the only thing preventing it from typing was a tab brake that was hanging up. A card/form holder and tall feet accompanied the special order tab mechanism. The feet were replaced with four from a rusted up No. 6/18-inch. The front cover, plated carriage sides, paper fingers, and paper guide came from a No. 5. The carriage sides were black and poorly repainted. The rollers from a frame busted No. 6 dropped right in.
Foot number is at 2175041 and another one for the No3 that is so far off from the SN.
Typeface Specimen:
Links:
- Manual
- Service manual.
- Gallery
- The big one.
- 1904 no 5
- 1929 No 5 old style switch
- 1930 No 5 new style switch
Photos:
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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