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1964 Smith Corona Poweriter Serial # B6SE 105811 1964 Smith Corona Poweriter typewriter, Serial # B6SE 105811 James Grooms's 1964 Smith Corona Poweriter typewriter. 2026-04-24 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of James Grooms: 1964 Smith Corona Poweriter Serial # B6SE 105811 Nearly perfect cosmetics. There is little evidence it was used much. The belt is cooked, fuse is blown and the motor is struggling. We shall see....

It types on shore power. However, the motor is on the last leg. It is is easy to out pace it and it lacks the Smith Corona speed. Now that I have two working, maybe I will build a 1/2 D-cell pack?

There were at least three versions of the power supply circuitry in these. I have a dead 6SEB version. This is gen two and a big step over gen one. There may be a another after this and before the solid state SS machines, where they finally arrived at something halfway reliable. By the SN prefaces, I'd say there probably was. The first two models were 110 carriages and then onto the larger 120 after this.

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6SEB (all) 1963 2 All 6SEB Poweriters manufactured February, 1963. 10" carriage. 124
B6SE (all) 1964 All B6SE Poweriters manufactured in 1964. Dual voltage, 10" carriage. 124
B6SV (all) 1966 5 All B6SV Poweriters manufactured May, 1966. Basically a facelift of B6SE model. 10" carriage. 124
B6LV (all) 1966 All B6LV Poweriters manufactured in 1966. 12" carriage version of B6SV. 124
6BL (all) 1968 All 6BL Electra Solid State manufactured in 1968. Significant design changes:


It is 1963 and Smith Corona is killing it. The electrics are a pro and consumer revolution. This was a bridge too far. In the early 70s they are trying to blow them out at half off the MSRP. Were they just a loss leader to get people in the door to sell them an Electra or a big 250?

Consumer Reports had this to say:
A CORDLESS ELECTRIC. The Smith-Corona Poweriter Cordless 12 ran about 10 hr. straight on its battery, which then needed a recharge. A full charge requires about 16 hr. but you can start using the machine, plugged in, after about 10 min. ; if left plugged in, you can use it indefinitely. We judged it somewhat lower in overall quality than the others tested, being slower and producing lighter copy. It lists at $199.50, but can be used with either 110 or 220 volt a-c, 50 or 60 Hertz, a possible boon to travelers.

1964 Smith Corona Poweriter #B6SE 105811

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Nearly perfect cosmetics. There is little evidence it was used much. The belt is cooked, fuse is blown and the motor is struggling. We shall see....

It types on shore power. However, the motor is on the last leg. It is is easy to out pace it and it lacks the Smith Corona speed. Now that I have two working, maybe I will build a 1/2 D-cell pack?

There were at least three versions of the power supply circuitry in these. I have a dead 6SEB version. This is gen two and a big step over gen one. There may be a another after this and before the solid state SS machines, where they finally arrived at something halfway reliable. By the SN prefaces, I'd say there probably was. The first two models were 110 carriages and then onto the larger 120 after this.

Main page data-
6SEB (all) 1963 2 All 6SEB Poweriters manufactured February, 1963. 10" carriage. 124
B6SE (all) 1964 All B6SE Poweriters manufactured in 1964. Dual voltage, 10" carriage. 124
B6SV (all) 1966 5 All B6SV Poweriters manufactured May, 1966. Basically a facelift of B6SE model. 10" carriage. 124
B6LV (all) 1966 All B6LV Poweriters manufactured in 1966. 12" carriage version of B6SV. 124
6BL (all) 1968 All 6BL Electra Solid State manufactured in 1968. Significant design changes:


It is 1963 and Smith Corona is killing it. The electrics are a pro and consumer revolution. This was a bridge too far. In the early 70s they are trying to blow them out at half off the MSRP. Were they just a loss leader to get people in the door to sell them an Electra or a big 250?

Consumer Reports had this to say:
A CORDLESS ELECTRIC. The Smith-Corona Poweriter Cordless 12 ran about 10 hr. straight on its battery, which then needed a recharge. A full charge requires about 16 hr. but you can start using the machine, plugged in, after about 10 min. ; if left plugged in, you can use it indefinitely. We judged it somewhat lower in overall quality than the others tested, being slower and producing lighter copy. It lists at $199.50, but can be used with either 110 or 220 volt a-c, 50 or 60 Hertz, a possible boon to travelers.

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