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1960 Empire Corona Serial # 4Y 519612 W 1960 Empire Corona typewriter, Serial # 4Y 519612 W William OLLIVIER's 1960 Empire Corona typewriter. 2025-04-21 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of William OLLIVIER: 1960 Empire Corona Serial # 4Y 519612 W eBay purchase from a charity shop in the UK (Barnardo's).
This is a rebadged Smith Corona Skyriter, assembled in Great Britain, and sold under the brand Empire.
Quite musty but mostly functional. Bell wasn't ringing: tweaked the right margin stop. Carriage lever broken off (screw broken inside the bracket), replaced with a #5/40 screw and nut.

1960 Empire Corona #4Y 519612 W

Status: My Collection
Hunter: William OLLIVIER (guneeyoufix)
Created: 04-21-2025 at 01:31PM
Last Edit: 04-21-2025 at 01:57PM

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Description:

eBay purchase from a charity shop in the UK (Barnardo's).
This is a rebadged Smith Corona Skyriter, assembled in Great Britain, and sold under the brand Empire.
Quite musty but mostly functional. Bell wasn't ringing: tweaked the right margin stop. Carriage lever broken off (screw broken inside the bracket), replaced with a #5/40 screw and nut.

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Serial number (only visible after removing the bottom shell)
Serial number (only visible after removing the bottom shell)




The carriage return lever bracket (with screw whole)
The carriage return lever bracket (with screw whole)

Carriage return lever with its spring, the felt washer, and the broken tip of the screw that I removed from the bracket.
Carriage return lever with its spring, the felt washer, and the broken tip of the screw that I removed from the bracket.


Bottom shell
Bottom shell

Case screw hole (left)
Case screw hole (left)




Screw hole for the margin rail and back plate
Screw hole for the margin rail and back plate

Hunter: William OLLIVIER (guneeyoufix)

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I got my first typewriter when I was a child, one of the kid's plastic ones, but was not satisfied.
I moved on the first real one, a portable Silver-Reed Silverette S, which I still own today, and use once in a while.


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