1957 Tower Commander #5AT671349
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
Created: 01-30-2025 at 03:02PM
Last Edit: 01-30-2025 at 03:12PM
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Description:
I love 5-series Smith-Coronas, and finding different variations that they made for resale at other retailers is fun. This Tower typwriter was made by Smith-Corona for Sears. It has the same makeup as a Smith-Corona Sterling (full width paper bail, tab functions and raisable paper rest). Purchased March 2024.
Sold January 2025.
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Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 1179
I "accidentally" started collecting typwriters in the fall of 2020. After my daughter got one cheap at a junk shop, and hearing that she intended to use it to write some old fashioned snail-mail letters to friends, I decided to get "a" typewriter myself to do the same. The first one was a real lucky break: a pristine 1950 Smith-Corona Sterling in perfect condition. From there I got interested in other brands and in refurbishing dirty and forgotten machines. I've had 65+ typewriters at this point, passing many along to excited new owners to keep my collection hovering around 20 machines.
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