1956 Smith Corona Skyriter #3Y 204378
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Suzanne LaPierre (BookMouser)
Created: 03-24-2025 at 09:35AM
Last Edit: 03-27-2025 at 10:23AM
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Description:
This typer has passed through many hands, bouncing around the state of Virginia. It lived for a while at the Massad House Hotel in Richmond, VA. It came with some writings that referred to Jackson Ward in Richmond and stated, "this lonely typewriter found me," dated 2019. When the hotel was sold and cleaned out, the former owner gave it to his friend, Laurie Paige, who had once been the PR person for Katherine Graham at The Washington Post. She lives in Fredericksburg, VA. I bought it from Laurie for $20- it had one bent typebar shaped like a golf club! Luckily, I was able to bend back into place without issue. Otherwise, it's in pretty good shape considering its adventures.
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Hunter: Suzanne LaPierre (BookMouser)
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I am a librarian, artist, writer, and co-author of the book Desegregation in Northern Virginia Libraries (The History Press, 2023). If I'm working on a book or article for publication, I'm on a computer. However, I use my typewriters to create poems, type-doodles, art, and to write snail mail letters. I find the tactile nature of typing on a manual machine soothing and joyful. Each typewriter seems to have a soul and a story. Currently my collection is centered around midcentury models.
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