1956 Smith Corona "Eighty-Eight" Secretarial #88E 4297447-11
Status: My Collection
Hunter: John Cooper (johntheeditor)
Created: 08-10-2018 at 08:52PM
Last Edit: 09-08-2018 at 02:04PM
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Description:
This is the one that started my obsession when I saw it at Blue Moon Camera and Machine (Portland, Oregon) in April 2018. Sturdy as a tank, loaded with features, but with a surprisingly light touch, it produces a very pleasing, professional-looking output in an even elite face. Expertly restored by Matt McCormack at Ace Typewriter Co., it will definitely last for decades more.
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Hunter: John Cooper (johntheeditor)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 1467
Resident of Portland, Oregon since 2015. Mostly interested in semi-portables of the '30s, '40s, and '50s (the late glass key top through late pre-electric eras), with a special interest in unusual or distinctive typefaces other than techno and script. Always learning!
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