Underwood No.3 typewriter

Made:
1915-1922 in New York
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Underwood No.3 typewriter, 1915-1922 with 14 inch plate (serial no.317249)

The Underwood family, a successful manufacturer of ribbons and carbon paper, entry into the world of typewriters began with supplying ribbons to the Remington Typewriter Company. When Remington began producing their own ribbons, Underwood bought the patent and manufacturing rights of German-American inventor Franz Wagner and his “Wagner” typewriter and Wagner designed the Underwood 1 Typewriter, also known as the Underwood Model One typewriter, the first of many typewriters sold by Underwood Typewriters. By the early 1900s, Underwood had emerged as the premier typewriter design, most recognized today and most imitated at the time.

The Underwood No. 3 was a wide carriage machine.

Details

Category:
Printing & Writing
Object Number:
1982-1076
type:
typewriter
credit:
Frean