192X L.C. Smith Foundation Writer #273
Status: My Collection
Hunter: David Sgriccia (dyn2type)
Created: 08-13-2023 at 10:23AM
Last Edit: 08-13-2023 at 10:30AM
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Description:
Manufactured for thr Foundation by L.C. Smith & Corona Typewriters, Inc. S/N 273 must put this example into the 1920s. I have not found a list on S/Ns by year. Acquired at an antique mall in Michigan 2023. (T105)
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Hunter: David Sgriccia (dyn2type)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 1436
I have always enjoyed tinkering with mechanical "things". For a number of years my wife wanted an IBM Selectric, The machine she used many years ago as a secretary. In 2020 we found one at an auction and bought it for $15. It took another $150 for the typewriter repairman to get it working. That turned out to be T001 in our collection. In the beginning we bought whatever we found. Now I am concentrating on the portables rather than the older office machines. The collection is getting large and it is time to start posting on TWDB.
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