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1943 Smith Corona Standard Serial # 3C252457 1943 Smith Corona Standard typewriter, Serial # 3C252457 Ben Metzger's 1943 Smith Corona Standard typewriter. 2025-10-03 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Ben Metzger: 1943 Smith Corona Standard Serial # 3C252457 This typewriter was made for the U.S. Navy during WWII. According to the Onondaga Historical Association, war-related production was suspended at Corona’s Groton factory in 1943 for two months while employees at the factory made much-desired portable typewriters for the military. This is one of the typewriters made during that two-month period in 1943.

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1943 Smith Corona Standard #3C252457

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Hunter: Ben Metzger (benmetz)
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Last Edit: 10-03-2025 at 08:07PM

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This typewriter was made for the U.S. Navy during WWII. According to the Onondaga Historical Association, war-related production was suspended at Corona’s Groton factory in 1943 for two months while employees at the factory made much-desired portable typewriters for the military. This is one of the typewriters made during that two-month period in 1943.

To contact me or learn more about my collection, please visit benmetzger.com. You can reach me at ben.metzger@gmail.com.

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