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Yes SoucekFan I agree. It is part of it's history and we will leave it that way. Although I do wish it was all original! I was just wondering if Underwood made some changes for the No.3 at some point to upgrade it's look. Makes sense it was a later change by an owner, maybe the original got messed up somehow. Thanks for your input.

Hello, It's been 9yrs. since I was on this sight! Time flies. About 10 yrs. ago I restored quite a few manual typewriters, mostly portables that we then sold. I don't do it anymore but when we found an old Underwood in really decent condition and only owning a 1954 Hermes 2000, we decided we needed this one. It's a No. 3, 11" Serial number is 3742229-11. It's in really nice condition and really only needed to be cleaned and some minor adjustments and it needs the screw that holds the carriage return arm in it's hole, it works but is a bit sloppy.  From the serial no. I believe it's from 1930-1. My question for anyone here is about the front panel. I've been searching images online and have not found one with the panel like ours. It has no name on it and the center part is that rough, textured finish, don't remember what it's called. I've seen others similar but the textured part is recessed, like a panel, ours is all flat. The color choice lever is not see-saw and it's up on the top. Just wondering if anyone has knowledge of this feature. Most I've seen have some type of gold pinstripe and the Underwood name on them. Thanks for the help

Ok, will do. Will keep you posted. Thanks

Everything within the linkage to the typebars seems to be working fine.The only thing I have noticed that might keep carriage from advancing is this. If you hold the carriage release and move the carriage back and forth slowly you can feel that it doesn't move real smoothly, it slows down. If the carriage is all the way to the right as far as it will go, no tabs set, and you hold carriage release lever and push slowly to the left when the carriage is about centered it will stop if you don't push harder. I'm pretty sure there is no dirt in there. It worked fine before I cleaned it!! And I kind of over oiled it just now to see if more lubrication would make a difference but it didn't. If you look in the carriage at the bearings while it's moving I can see nothing rubbing.Going to clean again and blow it out, maybe something microscopic!!??