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1943 Smith Corona Standard Serial # 3C300146 1943 Smith Corona Standard typewriter, Serial # 3C300146 Robert G's 1943 Smith Corona Standard typewriter. 2020-08-22 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Robert G: 1943 Smith Corona Standard Serial # 3C300146 Plain dark grey, mostly blackened metal parts.

Likely originally manufactured with regular US keyboard and modified to a Belgian layout after the war.

(Keys are new replacement keytops and rings.)

1943 Smith Corona Standard #3C300146

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Robert G (RobertG)
Created: 12-27-2015 at 01:45AM
Last Edit: 08-22-2020 at 04:46PM


Description:

Plain dark grey, mostly blackened metal parts.

Likely originally manufactured with regular US keyboard and modified to a Belgian layout after the war.

(Keys are new replacement keytops and rings.)

Typeface Specimen:

Photos:

All black at the back
All black at the back

Blackened carriage sides. Different knob style from the first Speedlines
Blackened carriage sides. Different knob style from the first Speedlines

Machine cleaned up well. The keys actually print that way, pressing the letter actually does print that letter...
Machine cleaned up well. The keys actually print that way, pressing the letter actually does print that letter...

Serial number
Serial number

View of mechanism underneath - all parts blackened and clean
View of mechanism underneath - all parts blackened and clean

Typeslugs marked CSA 1A
Typeslugs marked CSA 1A

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