1970 Smith Corona Corona Seventy #6ESH 114318
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 10-17-2024 at 02:43PM
Last Edit: 01-06-2025 at 11:39AM
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Description:
The budget model that came out in 1970 per the ads. Thinks of it as the Clipper of the electric machines. I assume the year 1970 was the inspiration for the "Seventy" designation. This one is a 114 SN, and making another assumption, if they started with 100, this is a 1970 model. Ads peter out in 1973. Marketed heavily as a student machine.
It is essentially a Coronet 10 without the following:
No case (although some dealers ran ads with a case).
Two less keys.
No repeat keys.
No Rib/Rev
No carriage lock.
No paper ears.
No line gauge.
No line release lever.
Metal tab sets vs plastic.
Modified key tension selector wo a number/arrow pointer.
And the interesting one, no covers behind the ribbon spools.
This one was hardly used because they spilt something into the key area. Two trips were stuck and the space trip was erratic. So they pounded on the spacebar until it was all wonky. Pretty easy fixes except they wallered out the spacebar holes and this is a unique blue one. Some hot glue fixed this and provides a similar feel if someone needs to remove it in the future.
It is a sharp looking machine imo.
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandparents had a No 5. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! A casual interest in typewriters started with a garage sale 3 bank simply because it said Underwood on it. Typewriters were found here and there , but I wasn't actively looking for them. The long dormant collecting tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved.
Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose. My goal is type tested machines. My interests are not isolated to anyone area. For example, I am a big fan of Smith Corona electrics, mid century electrics and all things Royal.
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