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1938 Smith Corona Standard Serial # 1C175689 1938 Smith Corona Standard typewriter, Serial # 1C175689 Zigmund Hostutler's 1938 Smith Corona Standard typewriter. 2024-09-13 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Zigmund Hostutler: 1938 Smith Corona Standard Serial # 1C175689 Pica; the photos are from 2021.

This typewriter belongs to a family friend of mine. It was her mother's typewriter, and she fondly remembers all the (ab)use it got when she was little. When I got it, it was jammed, dirty, and tired-looking. But this Standard cleaned up beautifully and is back with its thrilled owner.

During the 1930s Corona offered 3 main models of its basket-shift portable, the Silent, the Sterling, and the Standard. While the Standard didn't have some of the deluxe features the Silents and Sterlings received, you still got automatic ribbon reversing, bichrome ribbon selection (and stencil), choice of paper fingers or bail, single and double line spacing, carriage lock, and even a touch tensioner. Everything a home user would need and some extra -little wonder these were such popular machines.

1938 Smith Corona Standard #1C175689

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Hunter: Zigmund Hostutler (Qwerpty)
Created: 09-13-2024 at 09:48AM
Last Edit: 09-13-2024 at 05:13PM

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Pica; the photos are from 2021.

This typewriter belongs to a family friend of mine. It was her mother's typewriter, and she fondly remembers all the (ab)use it got when she was little. When I got it, it was jammed, dirty, and tired-looking. But this Standard cleaned up beautifully and is back with its thrilled owner.

During the 1930s Corona offered 3 main models of its basket-shift portable, the Silent, the Sterling, and the Standard. While the Standard didn't have some of the deluxe features the Silents and Sterlings received, you still got automatic ribbon reversing, bichrome ribbon selection (and stencil), choice of paper fingers or bail, single and double line spacing, carriage lock, and even a touch tensioner. Everything a home user would need and some extra -little wonder these were such popular machines.

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There's an easy way to spot the difference between prewar Corona Standard cases and Silent/Sterling cases. Standards have one latch, while Silents and Sterlings have two latches on their cases.
There's an easy way to spot the difference between prewar Corona Standard cases and Silent/Sterling cases. Standards have one latch, while Silents and Sterlings have two latches on their cases.









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