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1950 Smith Corona Silent Serial # 5S184571 1950 Smith Corona Silent typewriter, Serial # 5S184571 GK Mandigo's 1950 Smith Corona Silent typewriter. 2025-06-06 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of GK Mandigo: 1950 Smith Corona Silent Serial # 5S184571 Nickname "Smitty"
My first typewriter. Purchased on Etsy for too much money before I knew any better but absolutely love the machine. Sapphire grey crinkle paint and green keys. It types like a dream and everything works as it should. 1949-1950 was the first model year for the 5 series and one thing unique to this model year (and a little into 1951) is that the Smith-Corona brand badge on the front is metal, not plastic like it was during following model years. Whenever you see the metal brand badge on a 5 Series, you know it was built sometime during 1949-1951.

1950 Smith Corona Silent #5S184571

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Hunter: GK Mandigo (gkmandigo)
Created: 05-29-2025 at 02:37PM
Last Edit: 06-06-2025 at 09:55AM

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Nickname "Smitty"
My first typewriter. Purchased on Etsy for too much money before I knew any better but absolutely love the machine. Sapphire grey crinkle paint and green keys. It types like a dream and everything works as it should. 1949-1950 was the first model year for the 5 series and one thing unique to this model year (and a little into 1951) is that the Smith-Corona brand badge on the front is metal, not plastic like it was during following model years. Whenever you see the metal brand badge on a 5 Series, you know it was built sometime during 1949-1951.

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Metastatic cancer fighter and sudden cardiac arrest survivor who has gotten into vintage typewriter collecting after realizing that life is short and typewriters are fascinating. My machines range from 1947 to 1969 and I type on all of them and have given each of them a name. Have I mentioned that life is short? I am having great fun with this obsessi- I mean hobby. I live in San Diego, California.


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