1938 Smith Corona Standard #2C192966
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Michael Hoehne (mhoehne)
Created: 05-05-2015 at 06:44PM
Last Edit: 10-12-2021 at 07:52AM
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Description:
With case and keys, it needed a bit of cleaning and works fine except for the bell not ringing (yet). The type sample is from the ribbon that was in it.
These Speedline bodies are very attractive in glossy paint, even black. The keys are plastic (bakelite?), not glass, with chrome rings, though at first glance they look like glass.
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Hunter: Michael Hoehne (mhoehne)
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