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1919 Corona 3 Serial # 242201 1919 Corona 3 typewriter, Serial # 242201 Jonas Lauritsen's 1919 Corona 3 typewriter. 2025-06-10 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Jonas Lauritsen: 1919 Corona 3 Serial # 242201 saw this online for about 60 USD and decided why not. According to the seller, it was used as a decorative piece, so I had high hopes of relatively low levels of wear and tear [in hindsight, not sure what I expected, because there's no way the seller was the only owner of that machine]. What particularly interested me was the English keyboard layout - not a native Danish machine then.

The backplate that covers the backspace mechanism was loosely included, and I can only assume the screws for holding it on was lost at some point in the past. Luckily (incredibly so!) I happened to have a couple of positively tiny M2 metric computer-screws that fitted well enough that the incompatibility wasn't an issue and I got it back on with no fuss.

the left side spool did seem to have a grip on it's own roll of ribbon, letting me to believe the clip inside holding the ribbon had corroded or was otherwise missing. That had to be investigated at some point. i also had some loose screws holding the paper-arms; an extra, tiny, washer added on, and it was good to go.
Likewise the screws, and crossbeam holding the folding bars rigid was anything but rigid - tightening that whole assembly up did wonders for it's stability.

unwinding the spool, I indeed did not find a clip for holding the ribbon - so I 3D printed it; the same clip system I made for my other Corona 3 that had a missing spool and spool nuts as well...

One foot was missing the rubber underneath, a conveniently sized felt pad made up for the missing height, if not surface area, and prevents it from wobbling about.

Overall the keys are in good shape, though the backspace is not 100% reliable and takes a few tries to properly function all the way.

Interestingly - according to the S/N - this machine was less than 5000 units away from the metal rationing that led to the smaller, less hefty folding bars. That's a funny coincidence, to me.

At the end of the day, it's a Corona 3 - what more could you want :)

1919 Corona 3 #242201

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Jonas Lauritsen (legofanatikeren)
Created: 06-10-2025 at 11:54AM
Last Edit: 06-10-2025 at 12:07PM

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saw this online for about 60 USD and decided why not. According to the seller, it was used as a decorative piece, so I had high hopes of relatively low levels of wear and tear [in hindsight, not sure what I expected, because there's no way the seller was the only owner of that machine]. What particularly interested me was the English keyboard layout - not a native Danish machine then.

The backplate that covers the backspace mechanism was loosely included, and I can only assume the screws for holding it on was lost at some point in the past. Luckily (incredibly so!) I happened to have a couple of positively tiny M2 metric computer-screws that fitted well enough that the incompatibility wasn't an issue and I got it back on with no fuss.

the left side spool did seem to have a grip on it's own roll of ribbon, letting me to believe the clip inside holding the ribbon had corroded or was otherwise missing. That had to be investigated at some point. i also had some loose screws holding the paper-arms; an extra, tiny, washer added on, and it was good to go.
Likewise the screws, and crossbeam holding the folding bars rigid was anything but rigid - tightening that whole assembly up did wonders for it's stability.

unwinding the spool, I indeed did not find a clip for holding the ribbon - so I 3D printed it; the same clip system I made for my other Corona 3 that had a missing spool and spool nuts as well...

One foot was missing the rubber underneath, a conveniently sized felt pad made up for the missing height, if not surface area, and prevents it from wobbling about.

Overall the keys are in good shape, though the backspace is not 100% reliable and takes a few tries to properly function all the way.

Interestingly - according to the S/N - this machine was less than 5000 units away from the metal rationing that led to the smaller, less hefty folding bars. That's a funny coincidence, to me.

At the end of the day, it's a Corona 3 - what more could you want :)

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how it looked when I got it - paper and all. Mounting plate loosely placed on the left side.
how it looked when I got it - paper and all. Mounting plate loosely placed on the left side.

















new clip on the left side spool, now it can hold its own again.
new clip on the left side spool, now it can hold its own again.






foot with felt pad on it.
foot with felt pad on it.




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