197X Smith Corona Electra Automatic #3LRB25334
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Richard Wood (Coronaboy)
Created: 02-16-2017 at 09:02AM
Last Edit: 08-22-2020 at 04:21PM
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Description:
My first electro-mechanical machine!
Cannot find my model in list. But says 3LRB under model number on sticker.
Bought for $25 from Children's Hospice in England.
Lovely machine made in the SCM Singapore factory.
Has pre-set tabs, rapid spacebar feature, fully automatic carriage return, automatic carriage shift, Buttons for pre-set tabs and power-spacer are manual.
Not too loud, although I haven't used many of these machines. Assume the clicking noises are the solenoids- whirring of belt is quite quiet.
Really nice to use, has a touch regulator to stiffen the keys up a bit.
Lovely solid moulded case.
After my horrible experience with the delay after typing when using a fully electronic machine, I am really pleased with this.
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Hunter: Richard Wood (Coronaboy)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
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Typewriter collector, previous sewing machine collector.
Originally from the Garden of England, Kent. I have lived in Sheffield for over fifteen years.
As a young child, I always enjoyed taking things apart and seeing how they functioned.
I have been collecting a range of vintage typewriters for over two years.
Previously, I was interested in restoring sewing machines, then I acquired my mothers Olivetti Dora and looked under the hood and typed, I was hooked on typewriters and how they worked.
I learn something every day from passionate bloggers and typewriter enthusiasts.
Fan of Joe Van Cleave's typewriter video series.
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