1960 Smith Corona Sterling #5A-886416
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
Created: 10-25-2022 at 04:02PM
Last Edit: 10-25-2022 at 04:04PM
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Description:
I got this alpine blue Smith-Corona Sterling from a fellow collector in Baltimore, MD, in October of 2022. When cleaning it, the escapement mechanism fell out of the bottom, so I had to get another 5A to figure out how to reconnect it all. Types just great now, even without the logo.
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Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 27562
Professor of Political Science and Director of Russian Area Studies at Villanova University. Writes about alcohol politics, Russia, and international law when not refurbishing old typewriters.
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