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1949 Smith Corona Sterling Serial # 5A115167 1949 Smith Corona Sterling typewriter, Serial # 5A115167 James Grooms's 1949 Smith Corona Sterling typewriter. 2025-08-24 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of James Grooms: 1949 Smith Corona Sterling Serial # 5A115167 An early 5-series marathon is underway. This early 5A had three rows of Royal keys on it. Go figure? The line release was missing. The Silent parts machines to the rescue for both. This one received a butyl tube escapement rocker fix. I have found the latex version, while quieter, is super sensitive to placement because it is thinner than the original part. After going through some old bike tubes, I came up with some that are nearly identical in width to the old OE rubber bit. Or close to what I think it was width-wise when new.

1949 Smith Corona Sterling #5A115167

Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 08-24-2025 at 04:43PM
Last Edit: 08-24-2025 at 04:49PM

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An early 5-series marathon is underway. This early 5A had three rows of Royal keys on it. Go figure? The line release was missing. The Silent parts machines to the rescue for both. This one received a butyl tube escapement rocker fix. I have found the latex version, while quieter, is super sensitive to placement because it is thinner than the original part. After going through some old bike tubes, I came up with some that are nearly identical in width to the old OE rubber bit. Or close to what I think it was width-wise when new.

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As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandparents had a No 5. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! A casual interest in typewriters started with a garage sale 3 bank simply because it said Underwood on it. Typewriters were found here and there , but I wasn't actively looking for them. The long dormant collecting tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved.

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