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1974 Smith Corona Galaxie Twelve Serial # 6MLC 253304 1974 Smith Corona Galaxie Twelve typewriter, Serial # 6MLC 253304 James Grooms's 1974 Smith Corona Galaxie Twelve typewriter. 2024-04-29 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of James Grooms: 1974 Smith Corona Galaxie Twelve Serial # 6MLC 253304 A nice Canadian made Galaxie 12. Very clean, but it was missing it's RS carriage cover and there was no blue one in the parts bins, so a greenish something will do for now. And the dreaded cork drop, but I've got a well worn system for that S-C killer.

So how do these common S-C machines type? Well on my testing scale it is as follows.
6.5/10 typing (for ref a tuned 5 is an 8, and a SM-9 is a 9 and no manual portable scores a 10)
4.5/5 controls (the plastic carriage release levers ))-:
3/3 service (best in class from the ribbon system to the escape)
2/3 fit and finish (too much plastic for a 3)
3/3 case
3/3 style
22/27 B- or pretty good for something you could walk into K-Mart and find.

1974 Smith Corona Galaxie Twelve #6MLC 253304

Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 04-29-2024 at 03:13PM
Last Edit: 04-29-2024 at 04:04PM

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A nice Canadian made Galaxie 12. Very clean, but it was missing it's RS carriage cover and there was no blue one in the parts bins, so a greenish something will do for now. And the dreaded cork drop, but I've got a well worn system for that S-C killer.

So how do these common S-C machines type? Well on my testing scale it is as follows.
6.5/10 typing (for ref a tuned 5 is an 8, and a SM-9 is a 9 and no manual portable scores a 10)
4.5/5 controls (the plastic carriage release levers ))-:
3/3 service (best in class from the ribbon system to the escape)
2/3 fit and finish (too much plastic for a 3)
3/3 case
3/3 style
22/27 B- or pretty good for something you could walk into K-Mart and find.

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