1955 Smith Corona Skyriter #2Y 284312
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Harry Lindner (ghostinthemachine)
Created: 02-13-2022 at 08:42PM
Last Edit: 05-03-2023 at 06:30PM
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Description:
When I removed the workings from the case for cleaning, I found 2 coins, a US quarter and nickel. I guess I purchased this typewriter for less than I had thought...
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Hunter: Harry Lindner (ghostinthemachine)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 74
I am located in the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains
I bought a typewriter for the sole purpose of journaling and writing with no thought given to working on them as a hobby. On a whim, I purchased a second typewriter, which I knew needed some cleaning and adjustment. I discovered that this exercise took me back to simpler times when I maintained electromechanical switching equipment in my early days of telephony.
Typewriters: a collection of complex Rube Goldberg contraptions that collectively perform a simple function, to put ink to paper. How wonderful is that?
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