1928 L.C. Smith 8 #845093 10
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Michael Hoehne (mhoehne)
Created: 07-07-2014 at 03:30PM
Last Edit: 07-31-2015 at 01:11PM
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Description:
Wonderful working condition, although the paint is 15% chipped. Came with a fairly fresh ribbon on the proprietary Smith-Corona spools. The decimal tab system works well for 0 through 4 digits, as designed, so apparently it was not marketed to hedge fund offices.
This one was brought to my door by a guy who knows I like typewriters; not the first time that has happened.
The serial number ends in [space]10, which I’m pretty sure refers to the platen width.
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Hunter: Michael Hoehne (mhoehne)
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While I find all of mankind's inventions interesting, I am most enchanted by the human-scale arts and devices, the ones that can be created (and repaired) in a home workshop or studio; the ones that can be understood by looking at them; the ones that do something useful or stir admiration. Typewriters work for me.
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