1935 Smith Corona Silent #1S33456
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Michael Hoehne (mhoehne)
Created: 09-07-2022 at 03:24PM
Last Edit: 09-07-2022 at 03:29PM
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Description:
Saw this on Craigslist and was the first to respond. Seller’s mom bought it in 1935, when she was 21, and they both took very good care of it while they used it a lot. It still works beautifully.
The keytops are not glass, but a metal-rimmed Bakelite or plastic. They had those rubber cushions on them and the last four you see in the pics are really stuck.
The platen is removable by simply sliding a lever and lifting it out.
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Hunter: Michael Hoehne (mhoehne)
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