1959 Smith Corona Super #5T753136
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brendan Raftery (BCDC)
Created: 02-13-2026 at 09:29PM
Last Edit: 02-13-2026 at 09:29PM
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Description:
A rebranded SC Super for the Eatons Dept. Store in Canada as an Eatons Prestige. This was one of the first few machines in my collection. It was oiled to death but I brought it back to life. It was a drab grey so I painted it for my daughter. Even though I replaced all the soundproofing it still is pretty musty.
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Hunter: Brendan Raftery (BCDC)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 266
Dad, typewriter nerd, disc golfer, musician and an all around swell guy that lives in Port Moody BC Canada. I bought my first machine in around 1997 for $5 (Underwood 6) and restored it in a small cabin I lived in. I had it for the past 24 years when my 8 year old daughter asked if it worked, I brought it down off the shelf and she started playing with it. I then saw on FB Marketplace a 1916 LC Smith that needed a ton of work for $50, and that hooked me, 24 months later I have 160+ machines and have plans for all of them. Fantastic hobby. I love them being so Analog. I have recently collaborated with Dave Benning, a good friend and local artist, to create some custom hand painted works of "workable" art. I restore the typewriter while Dave gives it some new "clothes".
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