1959 Smith Corona Electric Portable #5TE 172562
Status: My Collection
Hunter: John Munroe (jamunroe)
Created: 07-01-2020 at 10:40PM
Last Edit: 12-08-2021 at 09:41PM
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Sadly stored and delivered upside down in the case, but minor scuffing can't diminish this beauty. Sticky typebars responded to repeated naphtha applications with Q-Tips to keep the electrical parts dry. Happy! Holiday case is a nice bonus in spite of the rough ride it gave this typer.
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Hunter: John Munroe (jamunroe)
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From Toronto Canada. Tokyo-based entrepreneur since 1998 and meditation teacher since 2000. Learned to type in Grade 9 following mind-altering lunches and still experience flashbacks while typing. Mother did shorthand and typed 90 wpm as stenographer, dad pecked out haiku on his old typewriter as long as I remember. Moved to thermal printing, 8-character display CanoWord Pen 24 in 1986 when my typewriter broke, then to FujiXerox, Mac and iPhone. Bought my first typewriter of the new millennium (a Lettera 32) in March 2015. Muscle memory has graduated to neural reboot--every moment at the typewriter brings back fresh memories of type-happy childhood and visions of literary grandeur. Use typewriter for inspiration/rough drafts and computer/iPhone (Scrivener/Evernote) for polishing.
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