1960 Smith Corona Sterling #5A 845616
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
Created: 02-05-2025 at 12:47PM
Last Edit: 02-05-2025 at 12:48PM
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Description:
I purchased this Sterling in December 2023 to replace one I had bought and sold earlier the same month. This one was even cleaner and had an elite typeface, which I prefer on a
Smith-Corona. I didn't have to do much cleaning to get it working well and looking good. It's one of my favorite typewriters to use. The light blue color is very pleasant, and the typing experience is excellent.
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Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
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I "accidentally" started collecting typwriters in the fall of 2020. After my daughter got one cheap at a junk shop, and hearing that she intended to use it to write some old fashioned snail-mail letters to friends, I decided to get "a" typewriter myself to do the same. The first one was a real lucky break: a pristine 1950 Smith-Corona Sterling in perfect condition. From there I got interested in other brands and in refurbishing dirty and forgotten machines. I've had 65+ typewriters at this point, passing many along to excited new owners to keep my collection hovering around 20 machines.
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