1930 Underwood 3 #3687706-14
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 11-16-2025 at 08:46PM
Last Edit: 02-14-2026 at 04:25PM
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Description:
2026-02-14 Update: Added many new and better-quality images, including serial number under the left front foot, new typing sample, and type slug details showing the Underwood Elite foundry marks.
2025-11-16, Original Gallery Creation: I won this Underwood Model 3 on eBay, on 16 November 2006. The winning bid was $100.50, and with shipping, the total cost was $118.60. This machine has not been serviced, only the feet have been replaced, and although it types pretty well, the action is sluggish. The serial number indicates a manufacture date of 1930, getting near the end of the line for this model. The typeface is Elite.
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Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
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My interest in typewriters started in 1997, when I was in graduate school at the University of Georgia. I purchased and read Darryl Rehr's book, joined ETC, and started reaching out to known collectors. I had several email interchanges with Richard Polt dating from that period. I also bought some of my first machines from Bob Aubert, and visited him at his home twice. After marriage and relocation to New England, I continued visiting antique shops and eBay, until other priorities put my typewriter hobby on hiatus around 2008. I still have my collection of around 57 machines, and now I have a renewed interest in getting some of them in good working and cosmetic order.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Underwood 3 on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Underwood Serial Number page and the Underwood 3 By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
