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1964 Smith Corona Electra 120 Serial # 6LE2-103314 1964 Smith Corona Electra 120 typewriter, Serial # 6LE2-103314 Daniel Burgoyne's 1964 Smith Corona Electra 120 typewriter. 2023-03-29 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Daniel Burgoyne: 1964 Smith Corona Electra 120 Serial # 6LE2-103314 Local Ottawa find, bought from the daughter of the original owners. The daughter was not absolutely certain of the year it was bought. However, in comparing with other models in the database, a clear giveaway of the early release of this model is the red, manual half-space button, at the extreme top left of the keyboard. Electras 120 manufactured later have this feature located left of the spacebar. However, as it was made in Canada, the serial number might not align sequentially with the serial of those models made in the USA. This is something I am still looking into.

Jewelled escapement, a remnant of previous years models. It types very well and fast now that I unjammed the mainspring arbor from dried up grease and dirt after being idle for a couple of decades.

French Canada QWERTY keyboard although not standard; the hyphen and underscore being on the same key, right of the zero numeral.

Type slugs are stamped as 1U above 75 for most of them (see typeface specimen photo). Exceptions are for the two changeable slugs stamped 1 above CU and the slugs for A, 3, W, U, J and P stamped 1U. It comes as a surprise that this 10 cpi typeface in a puzzling mix of Secretariat Elite No 75 in 10 pitch for the numerals and a more conventional Pica for the letters, with a closed g tail, for example, even though the G slug is also stamped with the No 75 code.

Samsonite traveler case in great condition.

It is possible that this machine still has the original vee belts. It appears to be 1/8" (3.175 mm) wide at the top. Mine are slightly narrower, probably due to wear. The front vee belt is 310 mm long and the rear one is 320 mm long. There are Gates Polyflex vee belts available in that size, namely No. 3M310 and 3M320.

1964 Smith Corona Electra 120 #6LE2-103314

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Hunter: Daniel Burgoyne (Ixzed23)
Created: 10-17-2021 at 08:34PM
Last Edit: 03-29-2023 at 04:45PM

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Local Ottawa find, bought from the daughter of the original owners. The daughter was not absolutely certain of the year it was bought. However, in comparing with other models in the database, a clear giveaway of the early release of this model is the red, manual half-space button, at the extreme top left of the keyboard. Electras 120 manufactured later have this feature located left of the spacebar. However, as it was made in Canada, the serial number might not align sequentially with the serial of those models made in the USA. This is something I am still looking into.

Jewelled escapement, a remnant of previous years models. It types very well and fast now that I unjammed the mainspring arbor from dried up grease and dirt after being idle for a couple of decades.

French Canada QWERTY keyboard although not standard; the hyphen and underscore being on the same key, right of the zero numeral.

Type slugs are stamped as 1U above 75 for most of them (see typeface specimen photo). Exceptions are for the two changeable slugs stamped 1 above CU and the slugs for A, 3, W, U, J and P stamped 1U. It comes as a surprise that this 10 cpi typeface in a puzzling mix of Secretariat Elite No 75 in 10 pitch for the numerals and a more conventional Pica for the letters, with a closed g tail, for example, even though the G slug is also stamped with the No 75 code.

Samsonite traveler case in great condition.

It is possible that this machine still has the original vee belts. It appears to be 1/8" (3.175 mm) wide at the top. Mine are slightly narrower, probably due to wear. The front vee belt is 310 mm long and the rear one is 320 mm long. There are Gates Polyflex vee belts available in that size, namely No. 3M310 and 3M320.

Typeface Specimen:

Photos:

The rear belt has a permanent set because the machine stayed in a closet for 20 or 30 years. Note that the rear belt has a silver paint mark, I would assume it is to differentiate it from the (shorter) front belt.
The rear belt has a permanent set because the machine stayed in a closet for 20 or 30 years. Note that the rear belt has a silver paint mark, I would assume it is to differentiate it from the (shorter) front belt.

Hunter: Daniel Burgoyne (Ixzed23)

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Bonjour! I am from the region of Montreal, Quebec and moved to Ottawa, Ontario in 1992.

Amateur watchmaker and machinist, I love anything mechanical, hydraulic or electric. I have restored American and Canadian clocks and small lathes, milling machines and a jig bore.

Most of my typewriters have French Canadian QWERTY keyboards, with some exception for rare finds.


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