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1956 Smith Corona Super Serial # 5T 547290 1956 Smith Corona Super typewriter, Serial # 5T 547290 Plante and Doole-Fisher Typewriters's 1956 Smith Corona Super typewriter. 2019-08-20 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Plante and Doole-Fisher Typewriters: 1956 Smith Corona Super Serial # 5T 547290 This Smith-Corona T5 Super portable came across my work-bench for a service. It is an ordinary T5 with Pica font, and the typical "Super" stripes on the cover, and the single-tone keyboard. The typewriter is in good mechanical and cosmetic shape, with only minor blemishes stemming forth from years of use. All in all, the preservation of this typewriter appears to have been well-worth it. However, upon disassembling the mechanism, I came to discover that the previous owner was an avid eraser user, and the mechanism appeared to contain sufficient material to glue together an entirely new eraser. There was some minor corrosion blotches present but that really isn't much more than liver spots that come with age. The case is also in very good condition. Smith-Corona carrying cases have a tendency of aging fairly poorly, but this one appeared to have lasted fairly prominently.

~ Dirk

1956 Smith Corona Super #5T 547290

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Plante and Doole-Fisher Typewriters (venneburgtypewriters)
Created: 08-20-2019 at 09:47PM
Last Edit: 08-20-2019 at 09:47PM


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This Smith-Corona T5 Super portable came across my work-bench for a service. It is an ordinary T5 with Pica font, and the typical "Super" stripes on the cover, and the single-tone keyboard. The typewriter is in good mechanical and cosmetic shape, with only minor blemishes stemming forth from years of use. All in all, the preservation of this typewriter appears to have been well-worth it. However, upon disassembling the mechanism, I came to discover that the previous owner was an avid eraser user, and the mechanism appeared to contain sufficient material to glue together an entirely new eraser. There was some minor corrosion blotches present but that really isn't much more than liver spots that come with age. The case is also in very good condition. Smith-Corona carrying cases have a tendency of aging fairly poorly, but this one appeared to have lasted fairly prominently.

~ Dirk

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This gallery represents the machines owned by good friends Dirk Plante and Sean Doole, who reside in British Columbia, Canada. Together they have established Venneburg Typewriters, a partnership that to date has seen over 400 typewriters since 2009. Here you will find the machines that are currently still in possession or that have come and gone since December 2017.

***As of July 2020, this collection now also represents pieces from the collection of Troy Krahn!



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