1978 Sears Corrector #C81162801

Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 04-05-2024 at 08:35PM
Last Edit: 01-25-2025 at 08:02AM

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This thing is a beast and very Darth Vader esque. Star Wars released in 1977 and this came out in 1978. Coincidence or by design? You want a paper injector? I got ya. A Brother JP10 under the hood. It uses the Brother Cassette system that was launched in 1975 as a counter to the S-C Coronamatic ribbon.

This one , when shifted it let out a banshee whining noise. The segment return spring was hitting the fan. A simple fix and another "why it was parked" theory because this thing is clean clean clean. It took all of 10 minutes to wind a standard ribbon into the cassette and off we go.....

From 1978-1984 ish this was top of the line typebar for Brother and Sears. It'd set you back $300 plus. Then the bottom fell completely out for typebars. The Correct O Ball lineup was the premium model.

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The Achilleas Heel? The noise came back. The issue is the motor is mounted in rubber bushings and secured with shoulder bolts. Since I have been using this, the machine is getting moved around. The hard and brittle bushings are falling apart. Long term I should head to the hardware store and source a grommet/bush that is close. In the meantime, I couple of O rings on the shoulder bolts tightened the motor back down into place (pics).

The backspace eccentric cam needed a bit of adjust, as it wasn't throwing the arm over far enough to engage the next tooth consistently.

Typeface Specimen:

Links:

• Munk on ribbons
• More ribbons

Photos:

Bushing w shoulder bolt removed.

Motor not secured up against frame.

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.