1957 Smith Corona Silent Super #5T 612662X
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Charlie Cale (CWCALE)
Created: 06-01-2022 at 09:14PM
Last Edit: 06-02-2022 at 12:36PM
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Description:
One of the first types I intentionally sought out and bought. It arrived as a dirty desk model with class and style, so I named him "Ellis" after Albert Ellis. This model is a tank. Well built and sturdy. I love the stripes. It has the Smith-Corona Elite font.
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Hunter: Charlie Cale (CWCALE)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 78
Another Gen-Xer who learned typing in High School on an IBM Selectric. Wrote a few college papers on the family's Royal HH and used a brother word processor with a daisy wheel to get my BA. Now a psychotherapist who still has the HH and has added a few awesome friends to the growing collection of mini printing presses..
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