1966 Smith Corona Classic 12 #6LT2-181341

Status: My Collection
Hunter: David Karoly (David7849)
Created: 03-28-2025 at 08:34AM
Last Edit: 03-28-2025 at 08:47AM

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Acquired this from a local Marketplace seller because I wanted to be sure it was firmly in the 1960s and it has the half spacer. The Silent Super style tabulator system is a good indication that it is older. This one has the metal ribbon drive parts which are preferable to me. It types nicely right out of the box although the feel is somewhat different from the mid-century Remington portables I have been exclusively using lately. I didn't really need the big carriage but these seem to be more plentiful in this area than the shorter carriages. I imagine the Smith Cornona salesman upselling the 12 inch carriages because you know it's just a few more dollars.

There is rust on the case hinge and there was dirt in the back of the case bottom but it doesn't seem to have gotten into the machine. The only thing it needs is a thorough cleaning. Like the Dealer sticker from Auburn, California, my wife's hometown.

It has the Classic Pica No. 85 typestyle with a U under the 85, not sure of the meaining of that. This was a pleasant surprise.

Acquired 03/26/2025

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I started with 2 Monroe calculating machines then in January 2023 I used my Christmas money to buy a 1936 L.C. Smith and Corona, Corona Standard portable. Since then have acquired more typewriters. Also have 2 Engineers Transits (surveying instruments), a K+E Foresters staff compass, and 4 slide rules. Typewriters as a hobby has been more affordable than antique surveying instruments anre and they are easier to obtain.