1961 Smith Corona Sterling #5A834771
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 05-24-2025 at 05:25PM
Last Edit: 05-25-2025 at 06:06AM
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This sea-foam Sterling is so clean. How clean is it? Well the manual, warranty card and key are still sealed in the bag! And get this, there is a carriage bearing sealed in the bag as well. Never has a screwdriver touched it. I took the cover and back panel off and saved the rubber washers, so those two along with the rest are still intact. It was an easy clean and service. One rubber bumper in the case was missing, which allowed the back to get scuffed up.
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 13438
As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandparents had a No 5. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! A casual interest in typewriters started with a garage sale 3 bank simply because it said Underwood on it. Typewriters were found here and there , but I wasn't actively looking for them. The long dormant collecting tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved.
Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose. My goal is type tested machines. My interests are not isolated to anyone area. For example, I am a big fan of Smith Corona electrics, mid century electrics and all things Royal.
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