1931 Smith Corona Standard #1005951
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
Created: 02-04-2025 at 03:19PM
Last Edit: 02-04-2025 at 03:20PM
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Description:
I love the burgundy color on the early flat top Smith-Coronas. I found this one at the Brimfield (Massachusetts) Flea Market in September 2024. It was typically dirty from sitting for many years, but it cleaned up well and is functioning now that I've flushed the segment and installed a new ribbon.
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Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
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I "accidentally" started collecting typwriters in the fall of 2020. After my daughter got one cheap at a junk shop, and hearing that she intended to use it to write some old fashioned snail-mail letters to friends, I decided to get "a" typewriter myself to do the same. The first one was a real lucky break: a pristine 1950 Smith-Corona Sterling in perfect condition. From there I got interested in other brands and in refurbishing dirty and forgotten machines. I've had 65+ typewriters at this point, passing many along to excited new owners to keep my collection hovering around 20 machines.
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