1957 Smith Corona Silent Super #5T 554280x
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brent Wegher (bwegher)
Created: 02-01-2023 at 01:08PM
Last Edit: 02-01-2023 at 01:10PM
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Description:
Local auction of household property.
Condition was terrible, every key stuck solid, surface rust destroyed most of the shell
Completely dis-assembled, shell metal rust removed, primed and painted
Original color was blue.
Draw band replaced, every key freed up.
Now working in a miraculous recovery.
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Hunter: Brent Wegher (bwegher)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 932
Retired to the quiet of rural Nebraska to contemplate nature.
Typing down thoughts, prefer that to handwriting.
Not really a collector, just like to tinker on mechanical things.
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