1954 Smith Corona Silent #5S 458864
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Chris Aldrich (chrisaldrich)
Created: 01-07-2025 at 12:26PM
Last Edit: 01-07-2025 at 12:27PM
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2024-01-07 Fifteen minutes of tinkering and this machine is imminently usable. It'll take about a half day to clean up properly, but this is well on its way to its former glory. I should be able to turn this $25 find into a proper $350 work-a-day typewriter.
- Fixed left rear case latch; brushed out major dust; fixed 3 completely frozen keys; formed the 'C' typebar so as not to stick;
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Hunter: Chris Aldrich (chrisaldrich)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 734
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 Fall 2024, I've got a segment of 29 typewriters, mostly portable and manual models along with three Royal standards, a Remington Standard, and one SMC typebar electric. I have been learning how to completely overhaul all of the machines in my collection, all of which work well aside from one or two machines which need some parts. I have a burgeoning collection of typewriter tools for continually repairing, maintaining, and upgrading my machines.
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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