1955 Smith Corona Silent Super #5T 343051 X
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
Created: 03-15-2022 at 02:00PM
Last Edit: 03-15-2022 at 02:01PM
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Description:
I got this Alpine Blue 1955 Smith-Corona Silent Super in March of 2022, from the estate of a typewriter collector in Lakewood, New Jersey. (Hence the beach shots at nearby Seaside Heights, on the Jersey Shore. At 28 degrees, it was a bit too chilly to go for a dip.
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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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