1956 Smith Corona Silent Super #5T 445175X
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 01-26-2025 at 08:20PM
Last Edit: 01-26-2025 at 08:53PM
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Description:
This is a sharp color, but it shows everything making it hard to clean. This unfortunate one had something in the case, probably a leaking pen, that stained the back end.
From looking at galleries by model:
Super 53-59.
Silent 49-57
Silent Super 54-61
It appears the Silent never had key set tabs?
The key for Silent Supers is those with the X as the last character in the SN. Two extra keys and I bet they all had the improved escapement.
Mary Jo looking sharp with her 56 Silent Super. I wonder if she eventually traded it in on a 5TE.
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandfather was on a small town school board and used one for this. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! The long dormant tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved in circa 2010, Yes a believe it or not story is next, when a Hermes 3000 comes home with the girlfriend from work for free. Yes, free! From there the addiction is full steam. And yes, I now have a No. 5. Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose.
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Smith Corona Silent Super on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Smith Corona Serial Number page and the Smith Corona Silent Super By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.
