198x Silver Reed Silverette #10588804
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Ronald Coker (Reconfigure)
Created: 02-23-2019 at 03:51PM
Last Edit: 06-15-2019 at 12:51PM
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Description:
Silver Reed Silverette. Came with some case damage, and a bent ampersand/cent symbol typeslug/arm. Replaced keys with imperfect paint with salvaged keys from junked Sovereign 750 and restored case as best as possible.
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Hunter: Ronald Coker (Reconfigure)
Ronald Coker's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 39
I was gifted a 1947 Smith-Corona Silent portable over 15 years ago, and it needed minor repairs to be complete and operational. It's survived an apartment fire and dust due to its case. Recently I found a Remington Portable Model 1, which turned out to be incomplete, but prompted me to want to display my machines. This renewed my interest in typewriters and caused a small expansion in my collection.
I most recently installed original ribbon spools and replaced the ribbon on the SC Silent, and have been doing some minor restoration work on the Silver-Reed machines.
Location: Houston, TX USA
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