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1968 Smith Corona Sterling 12 6MLA Serial # 140880 1968 Smith Corona Sterling 12 6MLA typewriter, Serial # 140880 Heather Ordover's 1968 Smith Corona Sterling 12 6MLA typewriter. 2026-02-17 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Heather Ordover: 1968 Smith Corona Sterling 12 6MLA Serial # 140880 Picked up on FB Marketplace with an old typing desk (casters until something heavy is put ontop, then it settles down onto regular table feet). This was in darn good shape but it did need a basic cleaning. Now it's a great typer—I'm probably going to donate this to our local coffee house.

1968 Smith Corona Sterling 12 6MLA #140880

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Heather Ordover (HOrdover)
Created: 02-17-2026 at 02:12PM
Last Edit: 02-17-2026 at 02:13PM

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Picked up on FB Marketplace with an old typing desk (casters until something heavy is put ontop, then it settles down onto regular table feet). This was in darn good shape but it did need a basic cleaning. Now it's a great typer—I'm probably going to donate this to our local coffee house.

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Case was clean, solid, and included
Case was clean, solid, and included

Hunter: Heather Ordover (HOrdover)

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Mother, writer, podcaster, wife, crafter...not necessarily in that order.
Enjoying cleaning and using: 1961 Royal 16" (FPE-16-7189705), 1957 Underwood SX-50 11" (7972487), 1970(?) Olivetti Lettera 33/DL (5999279), and a 1968 Smith-Corona Sterling 12 ( 6MLA-140880).
Then there's my Great-grandfather's 1949 Smith-Corona Super-speed, which is at Philly Typewriter for rehab.


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