1976 Smith Corona Super G #481921
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Heather Hjorth (Weaklink)
Created: 06-19-2023 at 03:22PM
Last Edit: 06-19-2023 at 03:29PM
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Description:
This teal colored beauty caught my eye and piqued my interest as it appeared to be from my vintage. It was designed by Karman Ghia, like the cars of yore. This machine features fun auto details like the tire-tread looking skids along the bottom of the case, in lieu of rubber feet. This mid 1970s machine feels distinctly less sturdy than machines made in the 1950s and earlier, but it is a fun and eye-catching addition to my collection.
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Hunter: Heather Hjorth (Weaklink)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 307
I collect a variety of mechanical marvels including accordions, pump organs, and typewriters. In addition to collecting, I enjoy cleaning the machines and learning to perform basic repairs.
My typewriter collection began with a 1950s-era Underwood DeLuxe, purchased in the 1990s. Several decades passed before the typewriter bug bit again. Now I live surrounded by a small army of manual machines, including a Blickenderfer No. 7, a tiny 3 bank Underwood (1923), a Smith-Corona Clipper, a handful of Remingtons, and others.
Typewriters let me commune with the memory of my mother. Mum was an amazing typist - a legal secretary at a white-shoe NYC law firm who could accurately type over 100 wpm. Later in life, she taught middle school - many subjects - but typing was her favorite. Unlike teaching English, there was no pile of unpaid papers to grade. Prior to the advent of word processors, her last typewriter was a hulking beast of an IBM Selectric.
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