197x Smith Corona Sterling Automatic 12 #3LRC190256
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Michael Hoehne (mhoehne)
Created: 07-19-2015 at 08:56AM
Last Edit: 08-22-2020 at 04:26PM
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Description:
Not much to say about this one---parts machine from a yard sale, but it did come with that nice Smith-Corona soft vinyl case. Unusual styling and unusual dark teal color. Let me know how you like it.
There is one Change-A-Type key, the 1/4 over 1/2. but it is not obvious at all and the ribbon color selector is cryptic, too.
The type sample shows that the upper case function does not work and the lower case one isn't much better. Space doesn't work and the advance is erratic anyway. Etc.
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Hunter: Michael Hoehne (mhoehne)
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