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1961 Smith Corona Sterling Serial # 5A916351 1961 Smith Corona Sterling typewriter, Serial # 5A916351 James Gifford's 1961 Smith Corona Sterling typewriter. 2018-03-11 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of James Gifford: 1961 Smith Corona Sterling Serial # 5A916351 Found in Oshawa, Ontario. Bought it from a woman whose mother had typed everything on it at one time. It clearly hasn't been used for decades (sticky as hell) but it still looks decent.

1961 Smith Corona Sterling #5A916351

Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Gifford (giffer)
Created: 03-11-2018 at 09:12AM
Last Edit: 03-11-2018 at 09:12AM


Description:

Found in Oshawa, Ontario. Bought it from a woman whose mother had typed everything on it at one time. It clearly hasn't been used for decades (sticky as hell) but it still looks decent.

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Hunter: James Gifford (giffer)

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I am a writer and book editor as well as a collector of typewriters. It started with an Hermes 3000 desktop, which I stupidly sold last year, but now another sits on my desk for typing envelopes with a beautiful sans serif typeface. I type every day on different machines in my collection, which stands at about 60 at the moment. Favourites include my two 3000s, a 1930s Smith-Corona Silent, the Olivetti Studio 44 (red case), and a crinkle, chrome-encircled Royal Quiet Deluxe. I have also been finding very inexpensive Royal 10s of late; I currently own three, two from the 1910s and the other a later model, and another (1931) I sold to a friend at cost for his son, who appreciates vintage things. I am always on the lookout for new and interesting machines and often trade or sell to try new models. Living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.



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