1966 Sears Citation 2 #6A2S 102436
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Martin Kelly (martink)
Created: 02-13-2026 at 04:06PM
Last Edit: 02-13-2026 at 04:14PM
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Description:
I purchased this Sears Citation 2, February 3, 2026, through shoppinggoodwill.com from San Jose, CA. I was interested in this typewriter because it is a manual portable. As a typewriter, it is in the Smith Corona Marchant (SCM) series 6A. Yhe Sears Citation 2 was only manufactured in 1966. It has a 9.5 inch carriage and its painted body is made of aluminum. I appreciate its aesthetic design, using a cream-colored paint with gray accents.
When I received this typewriter, it was in very good condition. All keys and featrures functioned correctly. Later examination showed that the gray plastic carriage release levers (both left and right) broken off at the base. These can be replaced. After 59 years, all aspects of this manual typewriter work as intended. each character is correctly aligned horizontally and vertically. This is evidence of this typewriter's quality of design and manufacture.
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Hunter: Martin Kelly (martink)
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I seek to be a minimalist typewriter owner. The first typewiter I purchased was the ultraportable Royal Mercury (Silver Seiko). The illusion that I would take my typewriter with me to write has been crushed. That typewriter has sat on a shelf in my office since its purchase. I realized that if I were ever going to type , it would be in my office at home. For that, I have purchased and Underwood Touchmaster five. For the option to type away from that spcae, I have purchased a Sears Citation 2 (SCM). In each case. I wanted a manual typewriter. I am tired of being tethered to chargers and outlets. I am also dis-satisfied with the ephemeral nature of modern communication by text and email. I want the option to write to my children and family in a tangible way. They have the option to keep or discard, but for that moment there is the physical connection between us through something that I wrote. A connection that can be held.
In addition, I appreciate owning typewriters as the designed machines that they are for writing. They are designed to be both aesthetic and utilitarian. Their design was perfected shortly before their replacement by electronic typewriters and personal computers. They have both historic and personal value. I regret that typewriters have been delegated to the ranks of outdated technology, seen as useless piles of metal and plastic to be trashed, recycled, or abandoned.
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