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1956 Smith Corona Skyriter Serial # 3Y 25456 1956 Smith Corona Skyriter typewriter, Serial # 3Y 25456 Daniel Burgoyne's 1956 Smith Corona Skyriter typewriter. 2026-06-11 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Daniel Burgoyne: 1956 Smith Corona Skyriter Serial # 3Y 25456 Found this machine locally in Gatineau, Quebec.

Was owned by a woman born in 1930 who worked as a text revisor/editor.

The machine is perfectly functional but shows wear to the paint and some dings, as it should of an ultra-portable typewriter meant for the traveler.

Pica 10 cpi typeface. QWERTY Canadian English keyboard. Made in Canada.

Added two photos that were taken to help another typist figure out the line locator mechanism.

1956 Smith Corona Skyriter #3Y 25456

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Daniel Burgoyne (Ixzed23)
Created: 07-25-2023 at 06:05PM
Last Edit: 06-11-2026 at 01:17PM

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Description:

Found this machine locally in Gatineau, Quebec.

Was owned by a woman born in 1930 who worked as a text revisor/editor.

The machine is perfectly functional but shows wear to the paint and some dings, as it should of an ultra-portable typewriter meant for the traveler.

Pica 10 cpi typeface. QWERTY Canadian English keyboard. Made in Canada.

Added two photos that were taken to help another typist figure out the line locator mechanism.

Typeface Specimen:

Photos:

The paper pan was unhooked and a spring was over stretched and had to be replaced.
The paper pan was unhooked and a spring was over stretched and had to be replaced.

Serial #3Y 25456
Serial #3Y 25456

Close-up of the left side of the platen, with the ratchet wheel and line location roller.
Close-up of the left side of the platen, with the ratchet wheel and line location roller.

Underside of the ratchet wheel, showing thecleaf spring and the roller that clicks to hold the line location.
Underside of the ratchet wheel, showing thecleaf spring and the roller that clicks to hold the line location.

Hunter: Daniel Burgoyne (Ixzed23)

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Bonjour! I am from the region of Montreal, Quebec and moved to Ottawa, Ontario in 1992.

Amateur watchmaker and machinist, I love anything mechanical, hydraulic or electric. I have restored American and Canadian clocks and small lathes, milling machines and a jig bore.

Most of my typewriters have French Canadian QWERTY keyboards, with some exception for rare finds.


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