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1971 Montgomery Ward Signature 510D Serial # A1175863 1971 Montgomery Ward Signature 510D typewriter, Serial # A1175863 James Grooms's 1971 Montgomery Ward Signature 510D typewriter. 2026-06-22 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of James Grooms: 1971 Montgomery Ward Signature 510D Serial # A1175863 A quick service and a bit of detailing, with no wear to speak of.

There's a lot of SCM in the mechanism. The carriage action and space bar are light and fast. The tab brake is something else. Too bad they couldn't get that Smith Corona key to slug feel.
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See the link to my E 91 on how I have addressed the action issue.

1971 Montgomery Ward Signature 510D #A1175863

Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 02-12-2024 at 05:11AM
Last Edit: 06-22-2026 at 11:51AM


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A quick service and a bit of detailing, with no wear to speak of.

There's a lot of SCM in the mechanism. The carriage action and space bar are light and fast. The tab brake is something else. Too bad they couldn't get that Smith Corona key to slug feel.
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See the link to my E 91 on how I have addressed the action issue.

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Foil tray to hold them in place while using a detail swab to apply. The foil should also reflect the uv.
Foil tray to hold them in place while using a detail swab to apply. The foil should also reflect the uv.

Cooking on a foil base for about six hours while rotating around for the low sun angle.
Cooking on a foil base for about six hours while rotating around for the low sun angle.

The keys were worse than the space bar. After.
The keys were worse than the space bar. After.




Hunt 'n peck. Boy they nailed that one. So when someone tells you these things are comparable to some fast high enders, forget it. There was a reason a Hermes 3000 retailed for twice this.
Hunt 'n peck. Boy they nailed that one. So when someone tells you these things are comparable to some fast high enders, forget it. There was a reason a Hermes 3000 retailed for twice this.


Same paint code.
Same paint code.

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