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1950 Smith Corona Silent Serial # 5S 160603 1950 Smith Corona Silent typewriter, Serial # 5S 160603 Tom Beauvais's 1950 Smith Corona Silent typewriter. 2017-10-19 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Tom Beauvais: 1950 Smith Corona Silent Serial # 5S 160603 Michigan antique mall purchase. Clean, serviced, fresh ribbon, case, manual (date printed Nov 1949), typing course book (copyright 1950). A good deal and a machine ready to type on.

1950 Smith Corona Silent #5S 160603

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Tom Beauvais (TomA2Mich)
Created: 06-14-2017 at 05:56PM
Last Edit: 10-19-2017 at 11:39PM


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Michigan antique mall purchase. Clean, serviced, fresh ribbon, case, manual (date printed Nov 1949), typing course book (copyright 1950). A good deal and a machine ready to type on.

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Example of 16-page manual detail.
Example of 16-page manual detail.

Hunter: Tom Beauvais (TomA2Mich)

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Changed my collecting priorities to portables except the Olympia SG3 with the cyrillic keyboard and my Underwood No. 5--those beasts are too heavy. Sold my earlier typewriters to a friend. I had too many. I use carbon paper for typefaces when the machines have faint ribbons. I take photos with my Canon Powershot SX50HS (50x optical zoom and macro settings). I find it difficult doing typeface specimens since I use a Corsair K70 RGB gaming keyboard plugged into my 15-in Macbook. I got it solely for the deep key travel. I have fun hunting machines in antique malls in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.



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