1951 Smith Corona Silent #5S348171
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Tas Kyprianou (Tas)
Created: 01-17-2023 at 03:47AM
Last Edit: 01-20-2023 at 10:38AM
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This US-made Silent finally ticked all the boxes for me. Quite rare here in the UK, good ones at least. This one is a little bashed and worn but I don't care. This for me has the solidity I'd heard of, the sound I wanted, two-tone green keys, those little arms on the platen, three little platen roller arm things, the "drab" colour, and those curvy "Phwoar" good looks in an elite sized typeface. Woo hoo. One of my favourite machines to tinker on, so simple, and there's a wealth of information out there too thanks to the selfless repair gurus out there. I love my SCM Silent.
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Hunter: Tas Kyprianou (Tas)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 4045
UK member with Greek Cypriot heritage, living in London.
Relatively new to the hobby - My first machine was an Everest Mod 90 that I bought after watching a Violet Evergarden anime in December 2021.
My collection now consists of 40 machines. Nice round number. Time to stop I reckon. . .
My absolute favourite remains (just) my 1939 Royal KMM. For me, it's both the prettiest and the "warmest" to type on. It has "Majik" (with a nod to Sandy1)
I count my blessings that I am lucky enough to have amassed such a beautiful bunch.
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