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1947 Smith Corona Sterling Serial # 4A286332 1947 Smith Corona Sterling typewriter, Serial # 4A286332 Mary Echevarria's 1947 Smith Corona Sterling typewriter. 2016-03-02 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Mary Echevarria: 1947 Smith Corona Sterling Serial # 4A286332 I cleaned this typewriter for a local community arts space and reattached a sprung clevis/spring linkage.

Like my 1938 Corona Sterling, this typewriter makes a twanging hum while typing.

"Floating" segment shift.

Serial number is located under ribbon cover near right spool.

1947 Smith Corona Sterling #4A286332

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Mary Echevarria (Mech)
Created: 03-02-2016 at 10:37AM
Last Edit: 03-02-2016 at 10:45AM


Description:

I cleaned this typewriter for a local community arts space and reattached a sprung clevis/spring linkage.

Like my 1938 Corona Sterling, this typewriter makes a twanging hum while typing.

"Floating" segment shift.

Serial number is located under ribbon cover near right spool.

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Serial number is located under the ribbon cover next to the right spool.
Serial number is located under the ribbon cover next to the right spool.

Hunter: Mary Echevarria (Mech)

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I'm a novice collector with a very small collection of mostly nonfunctional typewriters. I enjoy tinkering and repairs, so I am slowly but surely putting these typewriters back into service.



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