1959 Smith Corona Electric Portable #5TE 183849
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
Created: 02-15-2013 at 04:14PM
Last Edit: 12-22-2021 at 03:45AM
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Description:
A brilliant white 5TE Electric with a cursive script typeface. Her name is The Iron Lady.
Typeface Specimen:
Links:
- 1961 Smith-Corona Electric with History!
- Maybe I will keep it… for awhile at least…
- Relax, Dear Hearts – The Iron Lady Shall Live!
- Adventures in cleaning typewriter crinkle paint
- Hello, my name is X and I’m a Typewriteric.
- Smith-Corona Electric 5TE Typewriter Serial Numbers Updated!
Photos:
Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
Ted Munk's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Curator
Points: 2786
I am a scoundrel without a cause, and my swank outshines the sun.
I am a casual Typewriter Hunter residing in the sweltering deserts of Arizona with a wife, three cats and about 50 typewriters. My main hunting ground is thrift stores, and I rarely pay more than $10 for a machine. My collection consists mainly of portables with cases, and they stay in the cases unless I am actively using it (usually more than one at a time). I do, however keep a handful of interesting Selectrics, including a Composer and a couple of large Nakajima Electronics to use as daisywheel printers for my vintage laptop collection.
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