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1953 Smith Corona Skyriter Serial # 2Y 171818 1953 Smith Corona Skyriter typewriter, Serial # 2Y 171818 James Gifford's 1953 Smith Corona Skyriter typewriter. 2018-07-13 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of James Gifford: 1953 Smith Corona Skyriter Serial # 2Y 171818 I hesitated before buying this Skyriter. Mechanically, it is in excellent shape. Aesthetically, less so, with a worn spacebar and a little rust, as well as some paint or Liquid Paper on the ribbon cover. But I don't yet have a Skyriter, which just seemed wrong, so I bought it. I'll give it a good clean-up and will find a place of pride for it.

1953 Smith Corona Skyriter #2Y 171818

Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Gifford (giffer)
Created: 12-28-2017 at 02:55PM
Last Edit: 07-13-2018 at 11:43AM


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I hesitated before buying this Skyriter. Mechanically, it is in excellent shape. Aesthetically, less so, with a worn spacebar and a little rust, as well as some paint or Liquid Paper on the ribbon cover. But I don't yet have a Skyriter, which just seemed wrong, so I bought it. I'll give it a good clean-up and will find a place of pride for it.

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Hunter: James Gifford (giffer)

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I am a writer and book editor as well as a collector of typewriters. It started with an Hermes 3000 desktop, which I stupidly sold last year, but now another sits on my desk for typing envelopes with a beautiful sans serif typeface. I type every day on different machines in my collection, which stands at about 60 at the moment. Favourites include my two 3000s, a 1930s Smith-Corona Silent, the Olivetti Studio 44 (red case), and a crinkle, chrome-encircled Royal Quiet Deluxe. I have also been finding very inexpensive Royal 10s of late; I currently own three, two from the 1910s and the other a later model, and another (1931) I sold to a friend at cost for his son, who appreciates vintage things. I am always on the lookout for new and interesting machines and often trade or sell to try new models. Living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.



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