1931 Smith Corona S-C #1007216
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 11-22-2025 at 04:00PM
Last Edit: 02-15-2026 at 07:14AM
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2026-02-15 Update: Added a new typing sample, type slug details showing the foundry marks, the sales receipt, and a few other new images.
2025-11-22, Original Gallery Creation: This is a 1931 S-C portable with the winged messenger medallion. I picked it up in a Haverhill, MA antique mall in 2006 for $28.00 plus 5% sales tax. I had the platen and feed rollers re-finished by Ames Supply Co. late in 2007, and I replaced the feet early in 2025. It has a Pica typeface, and is in good working order, although it could probably use a little more cleaning to remove some minor key stickiness.
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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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