1951 Smith Corona Sterling #5A 315295
Status: My Collection
Hunter: David Vandergucht (davidv)
Created: 11-16-2024 at 02:24PM
Last Edit: 11-16-2024 at 02:26PM
Description:
Bought at an antique sale. It has a case, but it's in pretty bad shape and hidden away out in the garage. It's one of the black square wooden box type cases. The typewriter itself has a funky smell, which I've noticed on another old Smith-Corona since buying this one. The paint is in rough condition, but the typewriter works fine enough. The tabs are set using manual stops which is kind of fun. To be fair, keyset tabs work much more efficiently, but sometimes moving the tabs around is fun too.
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Hunter: David Vandergucht (davidv)
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I'm a dad with young kids. I work as a lake ecologist. Some of my non-typewriter interests include: Calligraphy, fountain pens, letter writing, gardening, cycling.
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