1959 Smith Corona Skyriter #3Y 238958
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Kenneth Kruschka (KenKruschka)
Created: 06-24-2019 at 02:47AM
Last Edit: 05-03-2023 at 06:39PM
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A shooter at my family's club (Wild Wings Sportsman's Club) sent my Dad home with this typewriter for me this typewriter a few weeks ago. The old owner's name is written in gold on the case, which I think was the father of who gave me the typewriter. The top cover didn't align correctly, Case had 66 years of gunk on it, Carriage return arm had issues, LH ribbon reverse arm was bad, Bell ringer arm was WAY BENT (replaced it), One of the ribbon spools was broken, and the typewriter was filthy. After devoting a night off work to fixing the typewriter, it's running like--maybe even better than-- new!!
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Hunter: Kenneth Kruschka (KenKruschka)
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After finding a Smith-Corona Coronet 12 at a curb-side (in Winter while walking the dog) I carried it home; after it thawed out and started coming back to life I was hooked. My interest in this hobby lead to taking two parts typewriters to create one good unit. This typewriter aliment is (pretty much) in-curable!
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