1951 Smith Corona 6A #6A3101703-11
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 01-13-2025 at 10:26AM
Last Edit: 01-14-2025 at 07:52AM
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This is a composite of two machines, so a bit of a two tone in the panels. The back cover was missing and the tab covers were bent up. As well the tab lever link was missing. So a machine that is pretty nice, but has two missing slugs gave up some parts.
I have wondered why you don't see as many of these 6/7/88s around as its competitors. If the SNs equate to sales, they sold a lot of them. This plays out in the galleries, where even the ugly HH is a clear leader. There's no Youtube cult following.
So off to the newspapers and the prices for rebuilds. The HH is pretty consistently more expensive. Sometimes KMMs are going for close to what a 6A/7A costs. Just a guess, but I think that a quality impression took/takes more work to tune and was often out of adjustment. So despite sales, were many just sent to the scrap pile?
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Beeching has nothing on 2A, 6A or 7A. The gap in accurate SC info goes way back. The more time you spend in Beeching, the more omissions and errors one finds. The 1990 reprint, despite what some say, is just that, a reprint in a smaller format.
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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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.
Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose. My goal is type tested machines. My interests are not isolated to anyone area. For example, I am a big fan of Smith Corona electrics, mid century electrics and all things Royal.
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