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197x Smith Corona Courier CT Serial # 8YA387856 197x Smith Corona Courier CT typewriter, Serial # 8YA387856 Em Barnes's 197x Smith Corona Courier CT typewriter. 2024-06-11 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Em Barnes: 197x Smith Corona Courier CT Serial # 8YA387856 C.T. Purchased from Goodwill Online, Tacoma, WA. Rehabbed by Dennis Buck in Mechanicsville, VA, I brought it to a preschool class for kids to try out - now it's out of whack again! And I need a lesson in ribbon threading....

197x Smith Corona Courier CT #8YA387856

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Em Barnes (yarn8934)
Created: 09-06-2021 at 06:07PM
Last Edit: 06-11-2024 at 06:17AM


Description:

C.T. Purchased from Goodwill Online, Tacoma, WA. Rehabbed by Dennis Buck in Mechanicsville, VA, I brought it to a preschool class for kids to try out - now it's out of whack again! And I need a lesson in ribbon threading....

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Case/lid on.
Case/lid on.

Close-up of branding on lid.
Close-up of branding on lid.

Front view.
Front view.

Brand and model label.
Brand and model label.

Bottom view.
Bottom view.

Rear view branding - Made in England.
Rear view branding - Made in England.

Left ribbon spool.
Left ribbon spool.

Right ribbon spool.
Right ribbon spool.

Type test.
Type test.

Slugs.
Slugs.

Label inside cover.
Label inside cover.

Inside lid.
Inside lid.

More feature branding and line spacing lever.
More feature branding and line spacing lever.

Feature branding.
Feature branding.

Left carriage view.
Left carriage view.

Right carriage view.
Right carriage view.

Left keys close-up.
Left keys close-up.

Right keys close-up, ribbon selector lever.
Right keys close-up, ribbon selector lever.

Hunter: Em Barnes (yarn8934)

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Started collecting in March 2021 when an Olympia SM3 caught my eye at a thrift store. By May 2021, I was up to nine. By September 2021, my husband jumped in to the pool with both feet and our collection grew to 37. Phew. By October 2022 we had 64. In 2023 we began attending and hosting events where we can share our collection with the community and other collectors. We've sold or given away about 21. Good times.



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