1949 Smith Corona Super Speed #2A2208440-11
Status: My Collection
Hunter: John Abbott (TruckerGeek)
Created: 03-31-2020 at 09:43AM
Last Edit: 12-25-2024 at 04:02PM
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Description:
#1131. I picked this up quite cheap. I think it is rather ugly compared to it's Royal contemporaries. However, it does type fairly well (a couple of problematic keys, sticky and do not strike properly). It works, but not like a dream and looks like an old pickup truck that has rusted out. You expect it to die, but it just keeps on getting the job done.
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Hunter: John Abbott (TruckerGeek)
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I started my collection back in 2017 when I found a 1993 Brother WP-1250, which was very close to the typewriter I owned and used to write letters home while I was stationed in Korea serving in the US Air Force (I later discovered it was most likely the Brother WP-1150, so I picked that up). In 2018, my wife took me to one of the local antique store and I saw an old typewriter that caught my eye. My wife purchased it for me for Christmas (a 1932 Royal 10). My wife and I decided to limit my collection to 5 typewriters, so I need to sell off my surplus.
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