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1947 Smith Corona Silent Serial # 4S157698 1947 Smith Corona Silent typewriter, Serial # 4S157698 Em Barnes's 1947 Smith Corona Silent typewriter. 2024-06-11 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Em Barnes: 1947 Smith Corona Silent Serial # 4S157698 Black Jack. Consignment Village shop in North Chelmsford, MA. All keys work - needs some cleaning.

1947 Smith Corona Silent #4S157698

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Em Barnes (yarn8934)
Created: 10-22-2022 at 07:03PM
Last Edit: 06-11-2024 at 06:49AM


Description:

Black Jack. Consignment Village shop in North Chelmsford, MA. All keys work - needs some cleaning.

Typeface Specimen:

Links:

Photos:

Front view.
Front view.

Rear view. Made in USA, margin stops and tab stops.
Rear view. Made in USA, margin stops and tab stops.

Type test.
Type test.

Slugs.
Slugs.

The fuzzy padding that helps with the silencing?!
The fuzzy padding that helps with the silencing?!

Paper support up!
Paper support up!

Close-up of left carriage...you can see the other block of wood the previous owner added.
Close-up of left carriage...you can see the other block of wood the previous owner added.

Close-up of right carriage. Previous owner added blocks of wood to the sides of the case bottom.
Close-up of right carriage. Previous owner added blocks of wood to the sides of the case bottom.

Left ribbon spool and touch selector.
Left ribbon spool and touch selector.

Close-up of right ribbon spool and s/n.
Close-up of right ribbon spool and s/n.

Serial number.
Serial number.

Close-up of left keys, ribbon reverse lever, and the swoopy end of the carriage return.
Close-up of left keys, ribbon reverse lever, and the swoopy end of the carriage return.

Close-up of right keys and ribbon selector.
Close-up of right keys and ribbon selector.

Case.
Case.

Inside case.
Inside case.

Hunter: Em Barnes (yarn8934)

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Started collecting in March 2021 when an Olympia SM3 caught my eye at a thrift store. By May 2021, I was up to nine. By September 2021, my husband jumped in to the pool with both feet and our collection grew to 37. Phew. By October 2022 we had 64. In 2023 we began attending and hosting events where we can share our collection with the community and other collectors. We've sold or given away about 21. Good times.



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