1936 Smith Corona Sterling #1A 22967
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 03-01-2024 at 07:51PM
Last Edit: 06-07-2024 at 06:42AM
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Description:
One of my favorites and perfect for some Friday night mood lighting. One of the few antique portables that is still a competent typer. You can jump on this, get used to the layout and actually go to town. Because, well, it's not a Royal portable or worse, an Underwood.
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandfather was on a small town school board and used one for this. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! The long dormant tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved in circa 2010, Yes a believe it or not story is next, when a Hermes 3000 comes home with the girlfriend from work for free. Yes, free! From there the addiction is full steam. And yes, I now have a No. 5. Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Smith Corona Sterling on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Smith Corona Serial Number page and the Smith Corona Sterling By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.