1938 Smith Corona Sterling #1A 29571
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Daniel Burgoyne (Ixzed23)
Created: 11-13-2021 at 05:27PM
Last Edit: 07-25-2023 at 02:22PM
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Description:
Photos will be updated after I finish restoring the typewriter.
I named this typewriter Adélina in honour of its original owner who used it from 1939 to 1991. It was purchased in 1939 but is believed to have been manufactured before if we compare the serial number with other entries.
The owner, Madame Adélina Beauchemin, used this portable for business needs, bringing it with her while traveling by car, trains and airplane with her husband on their business trips together in Northern Québec and Northern Ontario.
Purchased from Adélina's grand daughter who had care of it from 1991 to November 2021.
Made in Canada. Has a QWERTY French Canada keyboard with French key legends (rare) for majuscules, fixe-majuscules, tabulations, déclenche marge and rappel arrière. Elite typeface typed with the ribbon that was left in the machine since 1991. Original square case in good condition.
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Hunter: Daniel Burgoyne (Ixzed23)
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Bonjour! I am from the region of Montreal, Quebec and moved to Ottawa, Ontario in 1992.
Amateur watchmaker and machinist, I love anything mechanical, hydraulic or electric. I have restored American and Canadian clocks and small lathes, milling machines and a jig bore.
Most of my typewriters have French Canadian QWERTY keyboards, with some exception for rare finds.
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