197X Smith Corona Coronamatic Coronet XL #G042649
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Michael Kitchen (DoHaengMichaelKitchen)
Created: 10-14-2017 at 07:11PM
Last Edit: 10-15-2017 at 05:31PM
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Saturday, October 14, 2017
So, I became curious when I saw a photo of this on an estate sale listing near me. It didn't grab me, so I didn't rush out there on Friday. However, errands I needed to run on Saturday took me very near the location, so I decided to check it out. A $16 price tag, with a 50% discount due to the sale's final day, I plugged it in, and it turned on and worked. Add to that a near-full ream of Southworth Typing Paper, and I thought, 'What the hell?' I mean, what else are they going to do with it? Pitch it? Couldn't have that.
In researching it for this entry, it seems to have a bad reputation in the typewriting community. Because my office is configured in such a way that plugging in an electric is not feasible, it looks like it may become the machine for demonstration and play for the grandkids.
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Hunter: Michael Kitchen (DoHaengMichaelKitchen)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 502
Attorney and Writer, I'm rediscovering writing with a typewriter from back in my high school and college days. I've dedicated a page on my website to Typewritten Pages - one-page writings typed then scanned into a .jpg to post on my site - www.DoHaeng.com.
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