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1960 Smith Corona Electric Portable Serial # 5TE 204595 1960 Smith Corona Electric Portable typewriter, Serial # 5TE 204595 Uwe Wachtendorf's 1960 Smith Corona Electric Portable typewriter. 2021-12-08 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Uwe Wachtendorf: 1960 Smith Corona Electric Portable Serial # 5TE 204595 The electric version of the Super-5 . The impact this machine must have had on those who were used to its mechanical counterparts was likely dramatic.

It's a splendid typewriter to use, and surprisingly far more quiet than the mechanical Super-5 models. And its type action? "Like frogs in a dynamite pond."

1960 Smith Corona Electric Portable #5TE 204595

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Hunter: Uwe Wachtendorf (Uwe)
Created: 08-18-2014 at 03:04PM
Last Edit: 12-08-2021 at 09:43PM

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The electric version of the Super-5 . The impact this machine must have had on those who were used to its mechanical counterparts was likely dramatic.

It's a splendid typewriter to use, and surprisingly far more quiet than the mechanical Super-5 models. And its type action? "Like frogs in a dynamite pond."

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Hunter: Uwe Wachtendorf (Uwe)

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