1950 Smith Corona Sterling #5A233141
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Amanda Wood (typesofthought)
Created: 10-20-2023 at 05:47AM
Last Edit: 10-20-2023 at 05:48AM
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Description:
Oh this guy was abused in a former life. All screws are loose if present, the drawband was loose, the mainspring was actually BENT, and the smell is unholy.
Been working on it off and on since mid September to get it in functioning order. Did manage to straighten the pivot screw for the mainspring and hope to get it reassembled here soon. Cleaning continues on exterior pieces, including mold inhibitor spray on all felt to try to knock out the smell.
I'm normally one for color authenticity, but I think this one is going to get a paint job.
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Hunter: Amanda Wood (typesofthought)
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First typewriter bought in 6/2023, now at over 30 in my collection with most recorded in the galleries. There's a special place in my heart for Smith-Coronas, blue typewriters, and typewriters from 1964 (my parents' birth year). Prefer manuals to electrics, portables to ultra portables or desktops, but will head home with anything if it's cheap enough and functional/repairable. I've successfully gifted typewriters to two siblings, a best friend, and an in-law. Keeping up with my lifelong tradition of making and repairing by hand. When not typing or working on a typewriter, I'm often reading, gardening (vegetable), preserving harvests (canning, dehydrating, freezing), knitting, sewing, writing letters/short stories, or shooting film photography. I like the slow, analog life.
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