1073 Brands 3468 Models 25863 Galleries 16384 Typefaces 6273 Patents
Home » Underwood » Portable 3 Bank » 1922 #24539
1922 Underwood Portable 3 Bank Serial # 24539 1922 Underwood Portable 3 Bank typewriter, Serial # 24539 Mos 6502's 1922 Underwood Portable 3 Bank typewriter. 2026-10-05 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Mos 6502: 1922 Underwood Portable 3 Bank Serial # 24539 Typewriter came to me in absolutely filthy condition. Probably had been sitting on a shelf as a display item, uncovered, for two or three decades. Fortunately cleaned on pretty well. Needs a new platen, and the on-feet adjustment is off so capital letters don't print fully. It is however, functional in all major respects, and nice little machine to type on. To be honest though, I think the Corona 3 is a bit nicer of a machine to type on. Underwood bought this design in, rather than developing it in-house and it really shows. I'm guessing they fixed most of the odd issues with the original design when they did an almost complete redesign of the model later on in 1922. This original version just has all sorts of oddness about it though, like the way the ribbon rubs across the top of the segment, the unusually heavy backspace key, etc.

1922 Underwood Portable 3 Bank #24539

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mos 6502 (Mos6502)
Created: 10-05-2026 at 01:21AM
Last Edit: 10-05-2026 at 01:26AM

Description Hunter 3 Photos 0 Likes  Find on Ebay #AD  Find on Etsy #AD

Description:

Typewriter came to me in absolutely filthy condition. Probably had been sitting on a shelf as a display item, uncovered, for two or three decades. Fortunately cleaned on pretty well. Needs a new platen, and the on-feet adjustment is off so capital letters don't print fully. It is however, functional in all major respects, and nice little machine to type on. To be honest though, I think the Corona 3 is a bit nicer of a machine to type on. Underwood bought this design in, rather than developing it in-house and it really shows. I'm guessing they fixed most of the odd issues with the original design when they did an almost complete redesign of the model later on in 1922. This original version just has all sorts of oddness about it though, like the way the ribbon rubs across the top of the segment, the unusually heavy backspace key, etc.

Typeface Specimen:

Photos:

this is why you cover your typewriters when not in use, folks!
this is why you cover your typewriters when not in use, folks!

a cool dealer decal
a cool dealer decal

back of the machine, showing the truly bizarre manner of setting the margins. The bell is mounted on the margin setting and moves along with it.
back of the machine, showing the truly bizarre manner of setting the margins. The bell is mounted on the margin setting and moves along with it.

Hunter: Mos 6502 (Mos6502)

Mos 6502's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]

Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 84

Collector of mechanical cameras, dabbling in typewriters.


RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Underwood Portable 3 Bank on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Underwood Serial Number page and the Underwood Portable 3 Bank By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.

Typewriter Hunter Merch!