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1995 Smith Corona XD 5000 Serial # 2012964 1995 Smith Corona XD 5000 typewriter, Serial # 2012964 Robert Walker's 1995 Smith Corona XD 5000 typewriter. 2023-02-05 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Robert Walker: 1995 Smith Corona XD 5000 Serial # 2012964 This typewriter was the last piece of my collection spanning all 12 decades from the 1890s to the 2000s. Though specific records of manufacture dates don't exist for this particular machine, the date I've assigned to this typewriter is based on three factors: 1. The owner's manual included with my machine (numbered 799466) was copyrighted in 1995 and makes no mention of the XD 5000. Instead, it says that it is for Display 800 and Display 900 models, which are similar. However, I've seen a updated version of the manual produced later that same year (copyright 1995, number 799543), with the only change being the inclusion of the XD 5000 model along with the Display 800 and Display 900 models. 2. I have the original box for the typewriter, which shows a photo of the machine with a business letter dated from 1995 being typed on the machine. 3. A list of patents shown on the bottom of the machine includes one as recent as 1993. While none of these factors proves a specific manufacture date the way that serial numbers and corporate records would, the evidence seems strong enough to use the year I've chosen.

1995 Smith Corona XD 5000 #2012964

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Robert Walker (walker923)
Created: 02-03-2023 at 12:46PM
Last Edit: 02-05-2023 at 07:13AM

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This typewriter was the last piece of my collection spanning all 12 decades from the 1890s to the 2000s. Though specific records of manufacture dates don't exist for this particular machine, the date I've assigned to this typewriter is based on three factors: 1. The owner's manual included with my machine (numbered 799466) was copyrighted in 1995 and makes no mention of the XD 5000. Instead, it says that it is for Display 800 and Display 900 models, which are similar. However, I've seen a updated version of the manual produced later that same year (copyright 1995, number 799543), with the only change being the inclusion of the XD 5000 model along with the Display 800 and Display 900 models. 2. I have the original box for the typewriter, which shows a photo of the machine with a business letter dated from 1995 being typed on the machine. 3. A list of patents shown on the bottom of the machine includes one as recent as 1993. While none of these factors proves a specific manufacture date the way that serial numbers and corporate records would, the evidence seems strong enough to use the year I've chosen.

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Inside view of print mechanism.

Hunter: Robert Walker (walker923)

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I bought my first typewriter in 1974 (a used 1940s Royal) as a college freshman English major, and my first new typewriter a couple of years later (a 197X Smith-Corona 2200) as my career goal settled into journalism. We used typewriters in newspaper work until the early 1980s, when computers took over the world of journalism. My typewriters went away, and my career evolved into public relations and marketing communications. As I grew older, I developed a nostalgic longing for a typewriter to reconnect with my early years. It got partially quenched a few years ago when my older sister gave me custody of her 1967 Olympia SM-9, which she received as a high school graduation present from our parents in 1969. But eventually I wanted something to reflect my personal typewriter past, so I obtained a 1946 Royal Quiet DeLuxe and a Smith-Corona 2200. That start in collecting led me into many estate sales and the mysteries of eBay/ Facebook Marketplace, where other treasures awaited discovery.


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