1950 Smith Corona Sterling #5A 291414
Status: My Collection
Hunter: BenJoe Markland (BenJoeM)
Created: 09-23-2023 at 05:28AM
Last Edit: 11-12-2026 at 11:39PM
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Description:
1950 Smith-Corona Sterling, 5 series, with chrome lettering and its original case. This was my first typewriter restoration, in July 2020, and it is still in my collection.
Work done on the bench:
- Full cleaning
- Disconnected type bar links reconnected
- In full working order
A note on the serial: there are two sets of numbers inside this typewriter, and I first read the wrong one and logged it as a 1956. Once I found the right number I corrected it to 1950.
Restored by Slow Letter Co., Syracuse, Utah. https://slowletterco.com
Typeface Specimen:
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What I love about typewriters is you have to own your mistakes. You either X them out or start over, but you have to own it, learn from it, and move forward. No one or no thing will autocorrect it for you.
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