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1952 Smith Corona Skyriter Serial # 2Y 122219 1952 Smith Corona Skyriter typewriter, Serial # 2Y 122219 Geir Kihle Hanssen's 1952 Smith Corona Skyriter typewriter. 2021-06-17 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Geir Kihle Hanssen: 1952 Smith Corona Skyriter Serial # 2Y 122219 This machine was sold in June 2021.
I do not know much about the background of this machine. I bought it from a seller who lived on the southern parts of Norway. When I got it, it had a very strong smell to it. I suspect it was stored in a shed along with some very strong chemicals and other unknowns. It still has a bit of a funk to it, but most of it is gone after cleaning and airing it out. The machine types a bit rigidly. I do not know if this is by design, or if it still has some gummed up mechanisms, but all keys feel the same so I don't quite think that is it. The rigid typing isn't necessarily a bad thing either. Just not quite for me. A machine I will likely sell at some point soon, but at the time of creating this entry it is in my collection.

1952 Smith Corona Skyriter #2Y 122219

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Hunter: Geir Kihle Hanssen (Teioch)
Created: 04-19-2021 at 09:31AM
Last Edit: 06-17-2021 at 06:49AM

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This machine was sold in June 2021.
I do not know much about the background of this machine. I bought it from a seller who lived on the southern parts of Norway. When I got it, it had a very strong smell to it. I suspect it was stored in a shed along with some very strong chemicals and other unknowns. It still has a bit of a funk to it, but most of it is gone after cleaning and airing it out. The machine types a bit rigidly. I do not know if this is by design, or if it still has some gummed up mechanisms, but all keys feel the same so I don't quite think that is it. The rigid typing isn't necessarily a bad thing either. Just not quite for me. A machine I will likely sell at some point soon, but at the time of creating this entry it is in my collection.

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Hunter: Geir Kihle Hanssen (Teioch)

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I am a Norwegian fellow who enjoys tinkering and fixing up typewriters. One day I decided I wanted a typewriter to write letters on. I bought one that turned out not to work. I got annoyed and decided I should be able to figure out what was wrong and fix it. I did it, but the rush of successfully mending such an intricate machine was like a drug. I wanted more. I decided I would try to buy non-functioning, but pretty machines, fix them and sell them before repeating the process. What I didn't expect was that I would fall in love with the machines I fix so now I suddenly find myself a bit of a collector.


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