1951 Smith Corona Skyriter #2Y 77675
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Chris Aldrich (chrisaldrich)
Created: 06-19-2024 at 03:32PM
Last Edit: 07-05-2024 at 07:34PM
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Description:
Purchased 05/25/2024 and received 2024-06-10. Metal case/cover. 3 bent typebars, a few sticky keys, terribly dirty, rock hard platen, needs serious TLC, currently cleaning up...
2024-07-05 Uploaded a preliminary typeface sample although I'm not done with cleaning and adjustments.
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Hunter: Chris Aldrich (chrisaldrich)
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Hello! I’m a Johns Hopkins trained biomedical and electrical engineer with a variety of interests in the entertainment industry, information theory, evolution, big history, genetics, signal processing, transgenetics, translational medicine, and theoretical mathematics. I’m a strong advocate of the IndieWeb movement.
I have a love for analog office equipment including library card catalogs and typewriters. As of Summer 2024, I've got a segment of 13 typewriters, mostly portable and all manual. I'm working may way into trying out some standards soon and have been learning how to completely overhaul all of the machines in my collection, all of which work well aside from one machine which needs some parts. I've got more than half a dozen card catalogs including a Gaylord Bros. and a Steelcase along with several Remington Rand and some Shaw-Walkers. I've lost count of my index card collection once I passed 10,000.
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