1949 Smith Corona Sterling #5A199047
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mei Travis (meilynne)
Created: 12-10-2020 at 12:42AM
Last Edit: 02-27-2021 at 06:08PM
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Description:
This is my fifth Smith-Corona 5-series. I prefer the Supers with the removable platen for easy cleaning, but these Sterlings are more common therefore easier to find. Cleaning & repair is relatively simple with a few tools, solvents, and patience. At first I wasn't too crazy about the brown/green colorway, but the subtle and natural hues and tones are quite soothing and don't distract the typist from what a typewriter does best.
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Hunter: Mei Travis (meilynne)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
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During the quiet summer of 2020, I longed to use a typewriter again. After some online research and browsing, two Brother machines landed on my doorstep. A 1971 Montgomery Ward's Signature 511D and a creamy 1985 Sears ultraportable both ignited a fire I haven't felt in a long time. I quickly found Ted Munk, the Facebook groups, and the rest of the typewriter online community, where I learned how to fix them and appreciate them. By summer's end I had collected 20 typewriters to cure my pandemic blues. Now I'm obsessed about the different styles, the mechanics & repair, and their important history. Typewriters are an endless source of fascination as a literary medium, for creativity, a tinker-fest for machine geeks, and they still contribute to the economy. I truly enjoy learning how to bring mid-century or later typewriters back to life, even the electric ones, while completely in awe of the unique antiques that folks brilliantly restore. It warms my heart that there are others, and here we are sharing the same passions about typewriters together.
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