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1925 Corona 4 Serial # H506286 1925 Corona 4 typewriter, Serial # H506286 Ted Munk's 1925 Corona 4 typewriter. 2023-07-02 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Ted Munk: 1925 Corona 4 Serial # H506286 a $10 Corona 4, all new rubber, funny red ears, and very well used by an original owner who needed a word counter attached to the machine, maybe because they got paid by the word. He's called "Richard The Deep Breather".

1925 Corona 4 #H506286

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)
Created: 06-26-2019 at 10:59PM
Last Edit: 07-02-2023 at 08:15PM


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a $10 Corona 4, all new rubber, funny red ears, and very well used by an original owner who needed a word counter attached to the machine, maybe because they got paid by the word. He's called "Richard The Deep Breather".

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These are supposed to have rubber inserts that help hold down the platen while the machine is stowed. I'll need to find suitable replacements for those rubber inserts.
These are supposed to have rubber inserts that help hold down the platen while the machine is stowed. I'll need to find suitable replacements for those rubber inserts.



basket-mounted bichrome
basket-mounted bichrome


Had to drill this sucker out because it was broken *and* glued. Turns out the same screw on a 1959 SCM 5-Series will work just the same and has a better head on it.
Had to drill this sucker out because it was broken *and* glued. Turns out the same screw on a 1959 SCM 5-Series will work just the same and has a better head on it.




Bracket for a word counter attachment.
Bracket for a word counter attachment.

Attachment holes for the word counter.
Attachment holes for the word counter.






The word counter actuation lever is literally bolted to the underside of the space bar. That's what makes it a word counter rather than a stroke counter.
The word counter actuation lever is literally bolted to the underside of the space bar. That's what makes it a word counter rather than a stroke counter.



Yep, that's how it went.
Yep, that's how it went.




















Hunter: Ted Munk (munk)

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