1957 Tower Commander #5AT635929
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
Created: 06-10-2018 at 09:36PM
Last Edit: 02-23-2024 at 06:27PM
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Description:
Wonderful 1956-ish Tower Commander, obtained from Key Snap at the 2nd Chandler Type-In. Basically equivalent to a Smith-Corona Sterling, but with a slightly simplified escapement. Delightfully so. :D
Pica typeface. Named "Roland".
Typeface Specimen:
Links:
- Second Chandler Type-In Report – Galaxies, Buttons and Commanders, oh my!
- How to type an interrobang on a typewriter, and some reasons why we should. Much easy, so wild!
- Tower Typewriter Serial Number Page Updated!
- UJTU: The Many Platens and Worlds I’ve Enjoyed Lately
- The Linux Chronicles #4: Overcoming the Problem of Trying to Scan Thousands of Two-Sided Pages with a Non-Duplexing Scanner.
- Smith-Corona Electric 5TE Typewriter Serial Numbers Updated!
- Halberg Royalites, TWDB Updates and One Hell of a Coincidence!
- Some Reasons Why I Have 50 Typewriters
Photos:
Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
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Status: Curator
Points: 2786
I am a scoundrel without a cause, and my swank outshines the sun.
I am a casual Typewriter Hunter residing in the sweltering deserts of Arizona with a wife, three cats and about 50 typewriters. My main hunting ground is thrift stores, and I rarely pay more than $10 for a machine. My collection consists mainly of portables with cases, and they stay in the cases unless I am actively using it (usually more than one at a time). I do, however keep a handful of interesting Selectrics, including a Composer and a couple of large Nakajima Electronics to use as daisywheel printers for my vintage laptop collection.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Tower Commander on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Tower Serial Number page and the Tower Commander By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
