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1970 Smith Corona Five-Hundred Serial # 7ELA 1754168 1970 Smith Corona Five-Hundred typewriter, Serial # 7ELA 1754168 James Grooms's 1970 Smith Corona Five-Hundred typewriter. 2026-05-03 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of James Grooms: 1970 Smith Corona Five-Hundred Serial # 7ELA 1754168 The successor to the Secretarial 315. It has the same line advance and HD carriage, so I am assuming that it also has the cable driven return mechanism.

1970 Smith Corona Five-Hundred #7ELA 1754168

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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 05-03-2026 at 01:42PM
Last Edit: 05-03-2026 at 01:47PM


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The successor to the Secretarial 315. It has the same line advance and HD carriage, so I am assuming that it also has the cable driven return mechanism.

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