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1925 Underwood 3 Serial # 534955-12 1925 Underwood 3 typewriter, Serial # 534955-12 Olivier LAURENT's 1925 Underwood 3 typewriter. 2026-04-15 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Olivier LAURENT: 1925 Underwood 3 Serial # 534955-12 The machine was purchased as shown in the main photo. It is industrial gray in color. This is not its original factory color; it appears to have been repainted gray over the black at the factory.

1925 Underwood 3 #534955-12

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Olivier LAURENT (Olirent)
Created: 04-09-2026 at 04:50AM
Last Edit: 04-15-2026 at 06:52AM

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Description:

The machine was purchased as shown in the main photo. It is industrial gray in color. This is not its original factory color; it appears to have been repainted gray over the black at the factory.

Typeface Specimen:

Photos:

First photos, taken upon delivery, on November 28, 2020.
First photos, taken upon delivery, on November 28, 2020.







Serial number, with the machine currently being disassembled. The original black paint is visible beneath the peeling gray paint.
Serial number, with the machine currently being disassembled. The original black paint is visible beneath the peeling gray paint.

The frame number for this machine.
The frame number for this machine.

The layer of gray paint over the black paint is clearly visible.
The layer of gray paint over the black paint is clearly visible.

The chassis after being stripped and repainted, on December 29, 2020.
The chassis after being stripped and repainted, on December 29, 2020.

The machine was completely disassembled, stripped, and then repainted black.
The machine was completely disassembled, stripped, and then repainted black.

Its serial number confirms that it is indeed the same machine.
Its serial number confirms that it is indeed the same machine.

French-style Pica typeface (10 cpi), Roman Underwood style, marked “UP”.
French-style Pica typeface (10 cpi), Roman Underwood style, marked “UP”.

Hunter: Olivier LAURENT (Olirent)

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