1919 Corona 3 #199404
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Patrick Clawson (MTCoalhopper)
Created: 11-01-2018 at 05:05PM
Last Edit: 11-01-2018 at 05:12PM
![1919 #199404](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g_corona_11649_1541117154.jpg)
Description:
My wife bought me this Corona, knowing how pretty it was. What the online listing didn't show was how many parts were missing.
Typeface Specimen:
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Photos:
![The hardest missing part to replace was the linkage for the ribbon vibrator. Based on one from a 1937 model, I was able to make one out of brass. It works. The hardest missing part to replace was the linkage for the ribbon vibrator. Based on one from a 1937 model, I was able to make one out of brass. It works.](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g11649_65194__65194_1541117271.jpg)
![A touch of creativity with some wine bottle corks temporarily solved the need for new feet. The oversized carriage spring will have to be replaced with something smaller. A touch of creativity with some wine bottle corks temporarily solved the need for new feet. The oversized carriage spring will have to be replaced with something smaller.](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g11649_65195__65195_1541117468.jpg)
![When a hundred years old you are, in such good shape you will not probably be. When a hundred years old you are, in such good shape you will not probably be.](https://typewriterdatabase.com/img/g11649_65196__65196_1541117558.jpg)
Hunter: Patrick Clawson (MTCoalhopper)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 100
College library staff (careful not to call myself a librarian without an MLS) with frequently frustrated literary ambitions. Nonetheless, I'll have the machines, if ever I break my writers' block.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Corona 3 on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Corona Serial Number page and the Corona 3 By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.