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1930 Corona Special Serial # VX654372 1930 Corona Special typewriter, Serial # VX654372 Brian Decker's 1930 Corona Special typewriter. 2026-03-29 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Brian Decker: 1930 Corona Special Serial # VX654372 2026-MAR-29 Update. I was able to find a replacement right-side paper finger on eBay, and installed it. I did some cleaning and polishing of the body and panels. I did some mechanism cleaning, but apparently not enough. The machine types just okay, and the spacebar trips the carriage advance near the bottom of its travel, so it probably needs some adjustment.

2025-NOV-28 Gallery Creation, and 2026-JAN-02 Update: This is a green/black Corona 3 "Special" portable typewriter that I picked up on eBay on 8/18/2007. It has not been restored, except for a new set of feet, but I have been able to create a typing sample on it. It has Elite typeface.

1930 Corona Special #VX654372

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 11-28-2025 at 01:47PM
Last Edit: 03-29-2026 at 03:47PM

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2026-MAR-29 Update. I was able to find a replacement right-side paper finger on eBay, and installed it. I did some cleaning and polishing of the body and panels. I did some mechanism cleaning, but apparently not enough. The machine types just okay, and the spacebar trips the carriage advance near the bottom of its travel, so it probably needs some adjustment.

2025-NOV-28 Gallery Creation, and 2026-JAN-02 Update: This is a green/black Corona 3 "Special" portable typewriter that I picked up on eBay on 8/18/2007. It has not been restored, except for a new set of feet, but I have been able to create a typing sample on it. It has Elite typeface.

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Front - out of case.
Front - out of case.

Back.
Back.

Right side.
Right side.

Left side.
Left side.

Folded.
Folded.

In case.
In case.

Carriage Detail.
Carriage Detail.

Left paper finger detail. The right paper finger is missing.
Left paper finger detail. The right paper finger is missing.

Top.
Top.

Serial Number.
Serial Number.

Typing Sample.
Typing Sample.

Low-angle view of front.
Low-angle view of front.

Front cover, closer view.
Front cover, closer view.

Type basket and cork rest, with front cover off.
Type basket and cork rest, with front cover off.

Type slug detail, showing "2" for "Elite".
Type slug detail, showing "2" for "Elite".

Folded view, front cover off.
Folded view, front cover off.

Escapement mechanism.
Escapement mechanism.

Right quad view.
Right quad view.

Right broadside view.
Right broadside view.

Right aft quad view.
Right aft quad view.

Rear view.
Rear view.

Rear closer view.
Rear closer view.

Left aft quad view.
Left aft quad view.

Left broadside view.
Left broadside view.

Left quad view.
Left quad view.

Typing sample.
Typing sample.

Case.
Case.

Open case.
Open case.

Typewriter in case.
Typewriter in case.

Typewriter folded in case.
Typewriter folded in case.

Better typing sample.
Better typing sample.

Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)

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My interest in typewriters started in 1997, when I was in graduate school at the University of Georgia. I purchased and read Darryl Rehr's book, joined ETC, and started reaching out to known collectors. I had several email interchanges with Richard Polt dating from that period. I also bought some of my first machines from Bob Aubert, and visited him at his home twice. After marriage and relocation to New England, I continued visiting antique shops and eBay, until other priorities put my typewriter hobby on hiatus around 2008.

In late 2024, I started up again, working on my machines and having some of them serviced professionally by New England Typewriter (NET) LLC (Merrimack, NH), until they closed their doors in December of 2025. Since mid-2025, I have been adding to my collection again, first with a Hermes 3000 purchase from NET, then with various auctions and purchases on eBay, when I find something that catches my eye.


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