1948 Smith Corona Clipper #4C243839
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Heather Hjorth (Weaklink)
Created: 06-05-2023 at 12:19PM
Last Edit: 06-18-2023 at 07:40PM
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Description:
This Smith-Corona clipper came with its case in perfect working order, including a working ribbon. These big dish-like glass keys are a joy to type on... much larger key area than other glass keyed machines (Specifically, I'm thinking about the little keys on my Underwood 3-Bank Portable). The settings are easy to manipulate on this machine, and I found a free original owner's manual online. What's not to love?
I've updated this with the serial number and changed the date from 195x to 1948 - thanks to a fellow hunter who helped me locate the S/N.
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Hunter: Heather Hjorth (Weaklink)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 307
I collect a variety of mechanical marvels including accordions, pump organs, and typewriters. In addition to collecting, I enjoy cleaning the machines and learning to perform basic repairs.
My typewriter collection began with a 1950s-era Underwood DeLuxe, purchased in the 1990s. Several decades passed before the typewriter bug bit again. Now I live surrounded by a small army of manual machines, including a Blickenderfer No. 7, a tiny 3 bank Underwood (1923), a Smith-Corona Clipper, a handful of Remingtons, and others.
Typewriters let me commune with the memory of my mother. Mum was an amazing typist - a legal secretary at a white-shoe NYC law firm who could accurately type over 100 wpm. Later in life, she taught middle school - many subjects - but typing was her favorite. Unlike teaching English, there was no pile of unpaid papers to grade. Prior to the advent of word processors, her last typewriter was a hulking beast of an IBM Selectric.
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