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1948 Smith Corona Sterling Serial # 4A277172 1948 Smith Corona Sterling typewriter, Serial # 4A277172 Brian Decker's 1948 Smith Corona Sterling typewriter. 2025-11-29 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Brian Decker: 1948 Smith Corona Sterling Serial # 4A277172 This is my 4-series Smith-Corona Sterling portable, which I acquired along with my Remington Junior portable (see link) at White Columns Antiques in/near Athens GA on 9/12/1998, as part of a two-typewriter deal for $90.00. Proportionate to the original asking prices, I paid $54.00 plus $3.78 sales tax for this machine. It is in pristine, almost as-new, condition. It came with an interesting case, which has four legs mounted to it, ostensibly for typing with the machine directly in its case. This typewriter also came with its "How to Use" manual, with a publication date of 6-48. The machine has Elite typeface. The platen (but not the feed rollers) was re-surfaced by Ames Supply Co. back in 2007 or 2008. It has a new set of 3-D printed (TPV) feet from Brooksaw Antiques, purchased earlier this year in 2025.

1948 Smith Corona Sterling #4A277172

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 11-29-2025 at 03:09PM
Last Edit: 11-29-2025 at 03:21PM

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This is my 4-series Smith-Corona Sterling portable, which I acquired along with my Remington Junior portable (see link) at White Columns Antiques in/near Athens GA on 9/12/1998, as part of a two-typewriter deal for $90.00. Proportionate to the original asking prices, I paid $54.00 plus $3.78 sales tax for this machine. It is in pristine, almost as-new, condition. It came with an interesting case, which has four legs mounted to it, ostensibly for typing with the machine directly in its case. This typewriter also came with its "How to Use" manual, with a publication date of 6-48. The machine has Elite typeface. The platen (but not the feed rollers) was re-surfaced by Ames Supply Co. back in 2007 or 2008. It has a new set of 3-D printed (TPV) feet from Brooksaw Antiques, purchased earlier this year in 2025.

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Left profile.
Left profile.

Right profile.
Right profile.

Back of machine.
Back of machine.

Serial Number.
Serial Number.

Case.
Case.

Manual Publication Date.
Manual Publication Date.

Manual Cover and Page 1.
Manual Cover and Page 1.

Manual pp. 2-3
Manual pp. 2-3

Manual pp. 4-5
Manual pp. 4-5

Manual pp. 6-7.
Manual pp. 6-7.

Manual pp. 8-9.
Manual pp. 8-9.

Manual pp. 10-11.
Manual pp. 10-11.

Typing Sample
Typing Sample

Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)

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My interest in typewriters started in 1997, when I was in graduate school at the University of Georgia. I purchased and read Darryl Rehr's book, joined ETC, and started reaching out to known collectors. I had several email interchanges with Richard Polt dating from that period. I also bought some of my first machines from Bob Aubert, and visited him at his home twice. After marriage and relocation to New England, I continued visiting antique shops and eBay, until other priorities put my typewriter hobby on hiatus around 2008. I still have my collection of around 57 machines, and now I have a renewed interest in getting some of them in good working and cosmetic order.


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