1951 Smith Corona Skyriter #2Y 88920
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Sebastian Kleinschmidt (SebastianKleinschmidt)
Created: 07-08-2022 at 03:33AM
Last Edit: 07-08-2022 at 03:48AM
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This is my eighth Smith-Corona typewriter and the fifth that is manual. According to the serial number (2Y 88920) it is from 1951. I bought it on eBay Kleinanzeigen (in Germany) and got it at the end of June.
It is a really nice typewriter. Before cleaning it was already working quite well (except for the space bar) but it was full of grease and dust. I had to use several rounds of white mineral spirit at every part of the mechanics to clean it up. Wow, I already had dirty typewriters but never that much old oil and grease.
Now I got it back to shiny and perfect working condition. I have quite a few ultraportable typewriters by now (Hermes Baby, Triumph Tippas, Smith-Corona Profile, Olivetti Lettera 32) and this is high up on my list now, just behind the Hermes Baby and on par with the Olivetti. Why? Because of its typing action. I really like the way the keys feel. It's not as perfect as the typing action on my Silent-Super but close to it and definitely more sturdy/less flimsy than the one on the Profile. Plus I really like its looks.
One downside is the weight. Definitely heavier than most other ultraportables in my collection. Still not too heavy to carry around though.
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I'm a typewriter collector from Germany and interested in various kinds of brands and types from pre- and post-WW2, particularly focusing on Seidel & Naumann (Ideal & Erika), Triumph-Adler and Smith-Corona (my favourite brand!), although I own some other brands and am looking at some others (Underwood, Remington). I particularly like portables, my favourite pre-WW2 typewriter being the Erika 5 and my favourite post-WW2 typewriter being my Smith-Corona Silent-Super.
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