1964 Smith Corona Classic #5X-161257
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Todd Payne (TheTypewriterCollector)
Created: 04-22-2022 at 02:15PM
Last Edit: 04-22-2022 at 02:18PM
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Description:
Alpine Blue. A rare classic indeed with the ribbon cover of a 5A Sterling and the components of a 5AX Sterling. I've seen 5AX Classics and even a "Riviera" but this is the fist 5X sterling with a Stencilled SCM logo and the rounded cover of the original 5 series without the "billboard" grill of the 5AX. Neat. Classic/Sterling in every other way. Elite 12cpi,
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Hunter: Todd Payne (TheTypewriterCollector)
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A lover of the written word, I was bitten by the typewriter bug at the beginning of 2019 when I embarked on a Joyful Odyssey to track down a vintage Olympia SM 7/8/9, (I didn't know the model number at the time) that my mother had owned and which I had used to type my college applications in the late 1980's. I have acquired quite a number since, and have enjoyed learning about the history, mechanics, and true variety of these machines.
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