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Extended Accounting Carriage
Built specifically for oversized stationery, balance sheets, and wide business ledger sheets.
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01 / 04Underwood No. 3 Wide Carriage Typewriter — photograph 1
Highlights
Why this object
still matters.
An authentic Underwood No. 3 standard desktop manual typewriter featuring an extra-wide carriage designed for accounting ledgers, spreadsheets, and wide tabular documents. The heavy cast-iron frame retains its classic frontstrike mechanism, period ribbon reverse gear, and distinctive paper table with prominent gold Underwood lettering. The four-row keyboard is fitted with vintage green concave cushion toppers over standard key levers.
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Frontstrike Visible Writing
Pioneering mechanism where typed text is immediately visible to the operator as it strikes the platen.
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Open Cast-Iron Frame
Side cutouts provide access to internal escapement, ribbon drive gears, and the carriage bell.
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Gilt Paper Table Decal
Classic Roman-serif Underwood brand name printed in gold across the rear paper guide.
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Color Ribbon Indicator
Manual color selector lever on the right deck plate for two-color ribbon switching and stencil mode.
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Vintage Green Key Toppers
Fitted with period cupped typewriter cushion caps designed to reduce typist fingertip fatigue.
Specifications
The useful facts,
clearly recorded.
Measurements, construction, identity, and seller-supplied details are kept together for direct comparison.
Reviewed · Curio catalogue
Maker
Underwood Typewriter Company, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Origin
United States
Year
1900
Department
typewriters
Packed shipment
6 kg · 45 × 35 × 25 cm
Manufacturer
Underwood Typewriter Company, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Carriage Type
Extended wide carriage with margin scale extending past 120 units
Action
Frontstrike manual typebar mechanism
Keyboard
Four-row arrangement fitted with dark green concave key caps
Frame Material
Cast iron with open-frame side cutouts and black gloss enamel
Serial Number
Not visible in photographs
Details
Close inspection,
recorded in photographs.
Detail № 01 · Underwood No. 3 Wide Carriage Typewriter — photograph 2
Detail № 02 · Underwood No. 3 Wide Carriage Typewriter — photograph 3
Heritage
A traceable life,
carefully recorded.
Provenance documentation was not supplied for this specific Underwood No. 3 Wide Carriage Typewriter; this listing is based on the supplied photographs only.
Ledger Dominance
Built for Commerce
The expansive carriage visible in the front view allowed accountants and clerks to tabulate extensive financial sheets without folding wide paper, cementing Underwood's role in twentieth-century commercial banking and administration.
Industrial Craft
Visible Mechanical Soul
The side profile highlights the heavy open cast-iron chassis, exposing the brass margin bell, carriage return arm, and steel escapement gears that typified American precision heavy manufacturing before streamlined enclosures took over.
Timeline
An object in time,
one continuous story.
1895
Wagner Visible Patent
Franz X. Wagner patents the frontstrike visible writing mechanism acquired by John T. Underwood.
1900
Model 3 Introduction
Underwood introduces the Model 3 specifically to house wide carriages for bookkeeping and ledger tasks.
1915
Dominance in Global Offices
Underwood accounts for the majority of office typewriters worldwide, celebrated for durable cast construction.
1932
End of Open-Frame Production
Classic open-sided Underwood standard models are phased out in favor of enclosed streamlined designs.
Condition
Honest wear,
documented clearly.
The typewriter displays heavy, honest patina with significant paint wear, metal oxidation, and surface rust along the lower frame, carriage rails, and paper guide. The gold Underwood decal on the rear paper table remains distinct and legible despite age-related crazing. Mechanically intact with intact linkages, internal margin bell, and rubber carriage components that exhibit age hardening and drying.
✓
InspectedChassis & Paint Finish
Noticeable paint chipping, scratching, and oxidation along the front cast-iron rim, base feet, and corners.
✓
InspectedCarriage & Paper Feed
Wide carriage mechanism and paper table present; scale bar shows tarnish and oxidation while platen rubber shows age-related hardening.
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InspectedKeytops & Linkages
Fitted with vintage green cupped auxiliary key cushions showing dust and minor edge wear; all key levers remain aligned in the basket.
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InspectedDecal & Badging
Gold 'Underwood' branding on the paper table is clearly visible; front frame decal has worn away over decades of use.
Logistics
Inspected, insured,
door to door.
Step 01
Delivery
Inspected, photographed, and packed with its condition report.
Step 02
Shipping
Custom-fit protective packing with tracked, insured courier service.
Step 03
Returns
Return requests are accepted within fourteen days of confirmed delivery.
Step 04
Dispatch
Prepared for courier handoff within three to five business days.
Acquisition
Make it part of
your collection.
Contact the seller for more information or to discuss this object.
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Underwood No. 3 Wide Carriage Typewriter