1957 Smith Corona Electric Portable #5TE 138655
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Crystal Bennett (knittingbug)
Created: 06-05-2017 at 08:13AM
Last Edit: 12-08-2021 at 09:33PM
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I originally said no to this one because it was totally non-functioning, and I was told it had a bad clutch, and I had no idea how hard that would be to replace.
The $40 price tag we a huge deterrent as well, but the guy came down to $20 and my husband talked me into it. A couple hours after getting it home, my husband had it up and running. Turns out everything is fine, just really dirty. I'm happy :-)
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Hunter: Crystal Bennett (knittingbug)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 261
I'm Crystal. I am a newspaper-published writer, Novelist-in-progress, blogger, former Behavior Specialist, and an Ordained Minister. I absolutely love typewriters, and am growing a small collection. I have raised five sons to adulthood, and yet, I can't keep potted plants alive more than a month. My husband and I spend way too much time together, but that's okay.
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