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1937 Smith Corona Sterling Serial # 1A20848 1937 Smith Corona Sterling typewriter, Serial # 1A20848 Brian Decker's 1937 Smith Corona Sterling typewriter. 2026-08-03 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Brian Decker: 1937 Smith Corona Sterling Serial # 1A20848 2026-AUG-03, Gallery Creation. An eBay sighting of a lovely maroon 1937 Smith-Corona Sterling, with an image of the serial number provided on request by the seller. Seller is "Picnic Resale" out of Gilchrist, OR. Asking for a "Buy It Now" price of $187.99. This one made its way north to Oregon, having been serviced and/or purchased at the Alhambra Typewriter Shop, Alhambra, CA, owned by Benjamin Parker and run by his son.

1937 Smith Corona Sterling #1A20848

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 08-03-2026 at 03:29PM
Last Edit: 08-03-2026 at 03:35PM

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2026-AUG-03, Gallery Creation. An eBay sighting of a lovely maroon 1937 Smith-Corona Sterling, with an image of the serial number provided on request by the seller. Seller is "Picnic Resale" out of Gilchrist, OR. Asking for a "Buy It Now" price of $187.99. This one made its way north to Oregon, having been serviced and/or purchased at the Alhambra Typewriter Shop, Alhambra, CA, owned by Benjamin Parker and run by his son.

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Front view.
Front view.

Front with ribbon cover raised.
Front with ribbon cover raised.

Serial number (next to right ribbon spool).
Serial number (next to right ribbon spool).

Typebars, left end.
Typebars, left end.

Typebars, left-middle.
Typebars, left-middle.

Typebars, middle.
Typebars, middle.

Typebars, right-middle.
Typebars, right-middle.

Typebars, right-end.
Typebars, right-end.

Top-down view, in light to show off the color.
Top-down view, in light to show off the color.

Keyboard.
Keyboard.

Right broadside.
Right broadside.

Rear.
Rear.

Left broadside.
Left broadside.

Case.
Case.

Alhambra Typewriter Store badge.
Alhambra Typewriter Store badge.

eBay main listing view.
eBay main listing view.

Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)

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My interest in typewriters started in 1997, when I was in graduate school at the University of Georgia. I purchased and read Darryl Rehr's book, joined ETC, and started reaching out to known collectors. I had several email interchanges with Richard Polt dating from that period. I also bought some of my first machines from Bob Aubert, and visited him at his home twice. After marriage and relocation to New England, I continued visiting antique shops and eBay, until other priorities put my typewriter hobby on hiatus around 2008.

In late 2024, I started up again, working on my machines and having some of them serviced professionally by New England Typewriter (NET) LLC (Merrimack, NH), until they closed their doors in December of 2025. Since mid-2025, I have been adding to my collection again, first with a Hermes 3000 purchase from NET, then with various auctions and purchases on eBay, when I find something that catches my eye.


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