1935 Smith Corona Standard #1C19937
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Daniel Chia (danielchia)
Created: 03-01-2018 at 04:48AM
Last Edit: 08-22-2020 at 04:35PM
Description:
One of only 18 documented Corona typewriters with animal keys, this is a Corona Standard Flat Top in black finish with beautiful animal characters on the keys, but without the elephants on the space bar. This would have been used to teach children how to type in the 1930s
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Hunter: Daniel Chia (danielchia)
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Points: 232
I live in Singapore and I love typewriters for their history, and for the sheer genius of how they were made!
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