1964 Smith Corona Classic 12 #6LT 151143
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Kevin Nutt (kmnutt)
Created: 08-06-2025 at 10:34AM
Last Edit: 08-06-2025 at 10:49AM
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Description:
Date of Purchase: 03/16/2025
Place of Purchase: Pine Grove, PA
This was a Facebook Marketplace purchase, and one of three typewriters I bought from the sellers.
The sellers were downsizing to move into a retirement village. This typewriter was original to the wife, who had gotten in when she started nursing school (she is a retired nurse).
This machine is in excellent, usable condition.
Typeface Specimen:
Links:
- Manual
- Smith-Corona Classic 12 Galleries
- Phoenix Typewriter: Smith Corona Classic 12 Reconditioned Demo
- Nis Kildegaard: Classic 12 Demo
Photos:
Hunter: Kevin Nutt (kmnutt)
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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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