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1938 Smith Corona Standard Serial # 1C171957 1938 Smith Corona Standard typewriter, Serial # 1C171957 Joe Van Cleave's 1938 Smith Corona Standard typewriter. 2020-08-22 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Joe Van Cleave: 1938 Smith Corona Standard Serial # 1C171957 Acquired from an Albuquerque-based scientist, whose father used it in college in the 1940s, and he used it in college in the 1970s. It was last used in 1980, and sat in his closet until I purchased it from him in 2017. Wonderful machine in both action and appearance. I often display it with a miniature candelabra sitting on the ribbon cover, emphasizing its piano-like appearance. Truly heirloom quality.

1938 Smith Corona Standard #1C171957

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Joe Van Cleave (JoeV)
Created: 03-12-2019 at 09:25PM
Last Edit: 08-22-2020 at 04:43PM


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Acquired from an Albuquerque-based scientist, whose father used it in college in the 1940s, and he used it in college in the 1970s. It was last used in 1980, and sat in his closet until I purchased it from him in 2017. Wonderful machine in both action and appearance. I often display it with a miniature candelabra sitting on the ribbon cover, emphasizing its piano-like appearance. Truly heirloom quality.

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Hunter: Joe Van Cleave (JoeV)

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I'm the proud owner of a collection of thirty typewriters (thus far), all collected with the intent of being used. I also am a blogger (http://joevancleave.com/) and YouTube content creator. https://www.youtube.com/user/JoeVCA/videos

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