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1970 Smith Corona Classic 12 Serial # 6LTV-293702 1970 Smith Corona Classic 12 typewriter, Serial # 6LTV-293702 Zachary Thompson's 1970 Smith Corona Classic 12 typewriter. 2021-08-08 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Zachary Thompson: 1970 Smith Corona Classic 12 Serial # 6LTV-293702 Given to me in Summer 2011 by J. Becker of Mississippi, a family friend who came north every year for the Indianapolis 500 the whole time I was growing up. She became famous with me for bringing gifts that I was a little too young to appreciate, like a Curtiss P-40 model airplane kit when I was 9. Her last race was an important one for her, and this was the gift she brought. It had been her college typer, purchased new, and for years was the only working machine I owned. I wrote thousands of words on this in college, and now use it in my classroom. Characteristic (factory) protective tape on the reverse, default replaceable typeset, and authentic '70s eraser shavings inside.

1970 Smith Corona Classic 12 #6LTV-293702

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Zachary Thompson (zkthompson)
Created: 08-08-2021 at 05:59PM
Last Edit: 08-08-2021 at 06:00PM

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Given to me in Summer 2011 by J. Becker of Mississippi, a family friend who came north every year for the Indianapolis 500 the whole time I was growing up. She became famous with me for bringing gifts that I was a little too young to appreciate, like a Curtiss P-40 model airplane kit when I was 9. Her last race was an important one for her, and this was the gift she brought. It had been her college typer, purchased new, and for years was the only working machine I owned. I wrote thousands of words on this in college, and now use it in my classroom. Characteristic (factory) protective tape on the reverse, default replaceable typeset, and authentic '70s eraser shavings inside.

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Case magnet from a student "certamen est verum" = "the struggle is real"
Case magnet from a student "certamen est verum" = "the struggle is real"

Factory protective tape.
Factory protective tape.

Hunter: Zachary Thompson (zkthompson)

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