1956 Smith Corona Skyriter #2Y323513
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
Created: 10-27-2025 at 08:30AM
Last Edit: 10-27-2025 at 08:31AM
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Description:
Dirty, rusty Skyriter that I picked up at a flea market because it was too cheap to leave behind. I cleaned it and installed a new ribbon, but am not happy with how it works. I've had one other Skyriter-variant (a Tower Chieftain III), and I also didn't care for the type quality on that one. Maybe I just don't like the feel of a Skyriter?
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Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
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I "accidentally" started collecting typwriters in the fall of 2020. After my daughter got one cheap at a junk shop, and hearing that she intended to use it to write some old fashioned snail-mail letters to friends, I decided to get "a" typewriter myself to do the same. The first one was a real lucky break: a pristine 1950 Smith-Corona Sterling in perfect condition. From there I got interested in other brands and in refurbishing dirty and forgotten machines. I've had 65+ typewriters at this point, passing many along to excited new owners to keep my collection hovering around 20 machines.
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