1936 Smith Corona Silent #1S47238
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Tom Beauvais (TomA2Mich)
Created: 06-03-2017 at 09:56PM
Last Edit: 08-22-2020 at 04:29PM
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Description:
Antique mall purchase in northern Indiana. Nice glossy black paint on exterior. Typed just fine. Sticker on back says George Stuart, Orlando, Florida. Apparently it was "the oldest and largest office supply chain store business in central Florida" as of a news article for 1989 dating back to 1939. Typewriter came with case. SOLD to a friend 16Oct2017.
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Hunter: Tom Beauvais (TomA2Mich)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 1192
Changed my collecting priorities to portables except the Olympia SG3 with the cyrillic keyboard and my Underwood No. 5--those beasts are too heavy. Sold my earlier typewriters to a friend. I had too many. I use carbon paper for typefaces when the machines have faint ribbons. I take photos with my Canon Powershot SX50HS (50x optical zoom and macro settings). I find it difficult doing typeface specimens since I use a Corsair K70 RGB gaming keyboard plugged into my 15-in Macbook. I got it solely for the deep key travel. I have fun hunting machines in antique malls in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.
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