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1956 Smith Corona Sterling Serial # 5A 572550 1956 Smith Corona Sterling typewriter, Serial # 5A 572550 Brian Decker's 1956 Smith Corona Sterling typewriter. 2026-03-13 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Brian Decker: 1956 Smith Corona Sterling Serial # 5A 572550 2026-03-13 Gallery Creation. Another sighting at the New Hampshire Antique Coop in Milford, NH, on Friday, 3/13/2026. This one also has been in the shop for a while. It's in pretty good condition, standard Pica typeface, and comes with the user guide and a touch typing guide. Tempting, but personally speaking, I would want to go lower than the $150 asking price for this one.

1956 Smith Corona Sterling #5A 572550

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 03-13-2026 at 01:18PM
Last Edit: 03-13-2026 at 01:24PM


Description:

2026-03-13 Gallery Creation. Another sighting at the New Hampshire Antique Coop in Milford, NH, on Friday, 3/13/2026. This one also has been in the shop for a while. It's in pretty good condition, standard Pica typeface, and comes with the user guide and a touch typing guide. Tempting, but personally speaking, I would want to go lower than the $150 asking price for this one.

Typeface Specimen:

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Right quadrant viewpoint.
Right quadrant viewpoint.

Left quadrant viewpoint.
Left quadrant viewpoint.

Back.
Back.

Case.
Case.

Price tag.
Price tag.

Serial number.
Serial number.

Type slug detail, showing Pica foundry marks.
Type slug detail, showing Pica foundry marks.

Touch typing guide.
Touch typing guide.

User manual.
User manual.

Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)

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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 1779

My interest in typewriters started in 1997, when I was in graduate school at the University of Georgia. I purchased and read Darryl Rehr's book, joined ETC, and started reaching out to known collectors. I had several email interchanges with Richard Polt dating from that period. I also bought some of my first machines from Bob Aubert, and visited him at his home twice. After marriage and relocation to New England, I continued visiting antique shops and eBay, until other priorities put my typewriter hobby on hiatus around 2008. I still have my collection of around 57 machines, and now I have a renewed interest in getting some of them in good working and cosmetic order.



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