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1974 Smith Corona Corsair Deluxe Serial # 6YC804106 1974 Smith Corona Corsair Deluxe typewriter, Serial # 6YC804106 Wayne Bouchard's 1974 Smith Corona Corsair Deluxe typewriter. 2026-10-25 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Wayne Bouchard: 1974 Smith Corona Corsair Deluxe Serial # 6YC804106 One Smith-Corona Corsair Deluxe typewriter with Elite typeface (12 CPI, 6 LPI). This one in Turquoise or Teal, depending on your idea of that color. This was made apparently as a compromise between the earlier 5 series larger portables and the slim portables, such as the skywriters, to do heavier work than the latter but be more space and weight friendly than the former. The series was introduced in 1964 and this unit was made in 1974, and apparently first purchased in 1976, based on the receipt that still accompanies the typewriter. I will say that I do not find it the best unit to type on, especially with the platen being relatively hard for the age--it seems like this must have been shipped wi5th a softer than average platen--but it still does its job. Just don't expect it to produce office quality work. The "Error Control" mark on the spacebar simply indicates that this is a half-space unit. That is, depressing the spacebar and holding it advances one half-space and releasing it advances a second half-space. Useful for squeezing two characters into the space of one where one was left-out and erasure necessary. It also allows for overlapping characters needed in some languages. (Such as ae and oe.)

1974 Smith Corona Corsair Deluxe #6YC804106

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Wayne Bouchard (azweb100)
Created: 10-25-2026 at 07:57PM
Last Edit: 10-25-2026 at 08:05PM

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One Smith-Corona Corsair Deluxe typewriter with Elite typeface (12 CPI, 6 LPI). This one in Turquoise or Teal, depending on your idea of that color. This was made apparently as a compromise between the earlier 5 series larger portables and the slim portables, such as the skywriters, to do heavier work than the latter but be more space and weight friendly than the former. The series was introduced in 1964 and this unit was made in 1974, and apparently first purchased in 1976, based on the receipt that still accompanies the typewriter. I will say that I do not find it the best unit to type on, especially with the platen being relatively hard for the age--it seems like this must have been shipped wi5th a softer than average platen--but it still does its job. Just don't expect it to produce office quality work. The "Error Control" mark on the spacebar simply indicates that this is a half-space unit. That is, depressing the spacebar and holding it advances one half-space and releasing it advances a second half-space. Useful for squeezing two characters into the space of one where one was left-out and erasure necessary. It also allows for overlapping characters needed in some languages. (Such as ae and oe.)

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Standard Elite type. 12 pitch, 6 LPI.
Standard Elite type. 12 pitch, 6 LPI.


6YC804106, located next to the type segment, to the right. Next to the typebar rest mount.
6YC804106, located next to the type segment, to the right. Next to the typebar rest mount.

There is no case here, just a cover, as is typical for the era, where the typewriter was fully enclosed and just needed a cover to protect the rest of it.
There is no case here, just a cover, as is typical for the era, where the typewriter was fully enclosed and just needed a cover to protect the rest of it.


$52.97 on November 20, 1976. That's a little over half a week's wages for a minim wage worker.
$52.97 on November 20, 1976. That's a little over half a week's wages for a minim wage worker.



Hunter: Wayne Bouchard (azweb100)

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