1956 Smith Corona Skyriter #3Y 38544
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
Created: 09-03-2016 at 07:53PM
Last Edit: 07-22-2019 at 11:03PM
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Description:
Nice, early white-key Skyriter in brown leatherette zipper case. For some reason, even when supplied in a zipper case, many of these still have the vestigal return arm meant for Skyriters with the metal clamshell case. This problem is easily remidied by stealing the long return arm off a junker Corsair.
Typeface Specimen:
Links:
- Whatâs all this hoopla about staplers?
- Yes you can swap the long return lever from a Corsair for the vestigal return arm of your early Skyriter!
- Culling the Herd & Trimminâ the Fat
- Rainy Night Typing
Photos:
Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
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Status: Curator
Points: 2786
I am a scoundrel without a cause, and my swank outshines the sun.
I am a casual Typewriter Hunter residing in the sweltering deserts of Arizona with a wife, three cats and about 50 typewriters. My main hunting ground is thrift stores, and I rarely pay more than $10 for a machine. My collection consists mainly of portables with cases, and they stay in the cases unless I am actively using it (usually more than one at a time). I do, however keep a handful of interesting Selectrics, including a Composer and a couple of large Nakajima Electronics to use as daisywheel printers for my vintage laptop collection.
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