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1963 Smith Corona Sterling Serial # 5AX 100946 1963 Smith Corona Sterling typewriter, Serial # 5AX 100946 Mark Schrad's 1963 Smith Corona Sterling typewriter. 2023-08-28 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Mark Schrad: 1963 Smith Corona Sterling Serial # 5AX 100946 Oh man. Sometimes you get a typewriter you can only describe as an utter bastard. That was this one. And I let it know that, repeatedly as I worked on it. The line-advance ratchet and the cylinder were absolutely fused for weeks of cajoling and penetrant. Purchased in nearby Wayne, PA in August, 2023.

1963 Smith Corona Sterling #5AX 100946

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
Created: 08-28-2023 at 05:27PM
Last Edit: 08-28-2023 at 05:30PM

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Oh man. Sometimes you get a typewriter you can only describe as an utter bastard. That was this one. And I let it know that, repeatedly as I worked on it. The line-advance ratchet and the cylinder were absolutely fused for weeks of cajoling and penetrant. Purchased in nearby Wayne, PA in August, 2023.

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