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1961 Smith Corona Enterprise Serial # E5A 13078 1961 Smith Corona Enterprise typewriter, Serial # E5A 13078 Kevin Nutt's 1961 Smith Corona Enterprise typewriter. 2025-07-30 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Kevin Nutt: 1961 Smith Corona Enterprise Serial # E5A 13078 Date of Purchase: 12/09/2024
Place of Purchase: Altoona, PA

An enigma of a machine. Only produced one year (1961), and the only time the rare emerald green paint was used.

A Facebook Marketplace purchase. Picked up the same day in Altoona, PA as Luigi Mangione was arrested in Altoona for killing Brian Thompson, the CEO of United HealthCare.

1961 Smith Corona Enterprise #E5A 13078

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Kevin Nutt (kmnutt)
Created: 07-27-2025 at 08:42AM
Last Edit: 07-30-2025 at 04:40PM


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Date of Purchase: 12/09/2024
Place of Purchase: Altoona, PA

An enigma of a machine. Only produced one year (1961), and the only time the rare emerald green paint was used.

A Facebook Marketplace purchase. Picked up the same day in Altoona, PA as Luigi Mangione was arrested in Altoona for killing Brian Thompson, the CEO of United HealthCare.

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Hunter: Kevin Nutt (kmnutt)

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Status: Typewriter Hunter
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With nearly three decades in information technology and over twenty years specializing in cybersecurity, I bring a unique perspective to typewriter collecting that bridges the digital and mechanical worlds. As the son of a farmer-turned-chemical engineer, I inherited both my father's hands-on problem-solving mindset and his deep curiosity about how things work.

Growing up under his guidance, I learned to build, repair, and tinker. This experience gave me a lasting appreciation for mechanical ingenuity and ultimately led me to typewriters. I'm fascinated by their intricate mechanisms and rich history, and by the role these remarkable machines played in transforming human communication long before the digital era.

When not working on typewriters, I love working with my hands on various projects: building custom mechanical keyboards, creating miniatures, building furniture, or other hands-on creative work that captures my attention.

Based in Central Pennsylvania less than 10 miles from the famous Olivetti-Underwood Factory in Harrisburg, PA, I've found the region to be a fruitful source of vintage machines - and so my collection keeps growing.



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