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197X Smith Corona Pride Line Serial # 6YD36383 197X Smith Corona Pride Line typewriter, Serial # 6YD36383 Michael Hoehne's 197X Smith Corona Pride Line typewriter. 2015-03-04 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Michael Hoehne: 197X Smith Corona Pride Line Serial # 6YD36383 This is one of those cheap Smith-Coronas of the end-of-the-line 1970s. Missing a ribbon cover; I don’t care. It uses the smallish 1-5/8 inch diameter spools.

I got this because I had read that the Pride Line models were script type. Most script type stories are about how the buyer got it home and only then joyously discovered the script---my story is the opposite. It’s regular roman. At least it’s elite.

The tabs are pre-set at 24, 36, 48, 60, and 72 characters and marked by red ticks on the paper bail. These correspond to 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 inches---if you position the paper's left edge at the zero mark.

See the Photo Gallery below for notes on the "Error Control" feature.

With hardshell case that clamps on over the base. At least that works well.

197X Smith Corona Pride Line #6YD36383

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Hunter: Michael Hoehne (mhoehne)
Created: 01-02-2014 at 04:49PM
Last Edit: 03-04-2015 at 09:01AM

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This is one of those cheap Smith-Coronas of the end-of-the-line 1970s. Missing a ribbon cover; I don’t care. It uses the smallish 1-5/8 inch diameter spools.

I got this because I had read that the Pride Line models were script type. Most script type stories are about how the buyer got it home and only then joyously discovered the script---my story is the opposite. It’s regular roman. At least it’s elite.

The tabs are pre-set at 24, 36, 48, 60, and 72 characters and marked by red ticks on the paper bail. These correspond to 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 inches---if you position the paper's left edge at the zero mark.

See the Photo Gallery below for notes on the "Error Control" feature.

With hardshell case that clamps on over the base. At least that works well.

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This is a page from the manual explaining how to use a feature sometimes called "Error Control" but here called "Half-Space Key". It provides for adding or removing one letter in a mis-spelled word without affecting the rest of the line.
This is a page from the manual explaining how to use a feature sometimes called "Error Control" but here called "Half-Space Key". It provides for adding or removing one letter in a mis-spelled word without affecting the rest of the line.

Hunter: Michael Hoehne (mhoehne)

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