1956 Smith Corona Sterling #5A 572550
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 03-13-2026 at 01:18PM
Last Edit: 05-08-2026 at 11:07AM
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Description:
2026-05-08 Update. I stopped by the NH Antique Coop again today, for the first time since I created this gallery on 3/13/26. This S-C Sterling is still there, still listed for $150. Looks like it was moved around a little, and played with a little by customers, but it's still a clean, solid specimen of this make and model. I told the desk clerk that I would pay $75 (half off), and he called the seller. The seller responded he would take $125, so we are too far apart. The machine is still there, and still available.
2026-03-13 Gallery Creation. Another sighting at the New Hampshire Antique Coop in Milford, NH, on Friday, 3/13/2026. This one also has been in the shop for a while. It's in pretty good condition, standard Pica typeface, and comes with the user guide and a touch typing guide. Tempting, but personally speaking, I would want to go lower than the $150 asking price for this one.
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Links:
- 1914 Blick 6 spotted at NH Antique Coop on 3-13-26
- 1928 Rem-Blick spotted at NH Antique Coop on 3-13-26
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Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
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My interest in typewriters started in 1997, when I was in graduate school at the University of Georgia. I purchased and read Darryl Rehr's book, joined ETC, and started reaching out to known collectors. I had several email interchanges with Richard Polt dating from that period. I also bought some of my first machines from Bob Aubert, and visited him at his home twice. After marriage and relocation to New England, I continued visiting antique shops and eBay, until other priorities put my typewriter hobby on hiatus around 2008.
In late 2024, I started up again, working on my machines and having some of them serviced professionally by New England Typewriter (NET) LLC (Merrimack, NH), until they closed their doors in December of 2025. Since mid-2025, I have been adding to my collection again, first with a Hermes 3000 purchase from NET, then with various auctions and purchases on eBay, when I find something that catches my eye.
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