1953 Smith Corona Sterling #4AR-43137
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
Created: 08-18-2023 at 04:28PM
Last Edit: 08-18-2023 at 07:23PM
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Description:
Just a weird "missing link" 4AR between the 4 series and 5 series Sterlings. Perhaps R = "rebuild"? That might explain some of the inconsistencies in terms of plastic keys, plastic, centered Smith-Corona logo, sandy crinkle-paint, etc. etc. that seems consistent with the mid-1950s 5 series, rather than the late 1940s 4 series Sterling.
Anyway, this one came from a former UPenn professor in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA in August, 2023, and was in dreadful, dirty, off-gassing condition when I got ahold of it.
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Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
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Professor of Political Science and Director of Russian Area Studies at Villanova University. Writes about alcohol politics, Russia, and international law when not refurbishing old typewriters.
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