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197X Smith Corona Electra 210 Serial # 6ES 284889G 197X Smith Corona Electra 210 typewriter, Serial # 6ES 284889G Chris Aldrich's 197X Smith Corona Electra 210 typewriter. 2024-09-13 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Chris Aldrich: 197X Smith Corona Electra 210 Serial # 6ES 284889G 2024-09-13 Acquired from thrift shop for $14.99. Dirty and in deplorable, but restorable cosmetic condition. Seems mostly intact and turns on. The motor seems fine albeit loud and occasionally seems to slip and will surely need new belts.

On the exterior of the metal chassis under the hood on the right side of the machine there are permanent ink markings surely added by the manufacturer that reads "5 78" which I might suspect that this indicates a May 1978 manufacture date, but nothing else in the TWdB seems to indicate this sort of marking on other models within this line. I will note that the slugs are also marked with a 7 8 D, so perhaps the 78 on the frame is an indicator of the slugs installed in the chassis?

197X Smith Corona Electra 210 #6ES 284889G

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Hunter: Chris Aldrich (chrisaldrich)
Created: 09-13-2024 at 11:34AM
Last Edit: 09-13-2024 at 11:35AM

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2024-09-13 Acquired from thrift shop for $14.99. Dirty and in deplorable, but restorable cosmetic condition. Seems mostly intact and turns on. The motor seems fine albeit loud and occasionally seems to slip and will surely need new belts.

On the exterior of the metal chassis under the hood on the right side of the machine there are permanent ink markings surely added by the manufacturer that reads "5 78" which I might suspect that this indicates a May 1978 manufacture date, but nothing else in the TWdB seems to indicate this sort of marking on other models within this line. I will note that the slugs are also marked with a 7 8 D, so perhaps the 78 on the frame is an indicator of the slugs installed in the chassis?

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The chassis is stamped with an ink 5 78 which may indicate a manufacture date.
The chassis is stamped with an ink 5 78 which may indicate a manufacture date.


Hunter: Chris Aldrich (chrisaldrich)

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Hello! I’m a Johns Hopkins trained biomedical and electrical engineer with a variety of interests in the entertainment industry, information theory, evolution, big history, genetics, signal processing, transgenetics, translational medicine, and theoretical mathematics. I’m a strong advocate of the IndieWeb movement.

I have a love for analog office equipment including library card catalogs and typewriters. As of October 2026 , I've got a segment of 78 typewriters mostly focused on machines made between 1946 and 1977. I have been learning how to completely overhaul all of the machines in my collection, all of which work well aside from a handful which need some parts. I have a burgeoning collection of typewriter tools for continually repairing, maintaining, and upgrading my machines.

I'm slowly morphing my TWdB collection photos so that the "hero" photos of the machine facing to the right (with the left side of the typewriter facing front generally with the carriage return in the front) are those that have been generally cleaned /restored while those facing to the left (with the right side of the typewriter facing front with carriage return in the rear) are those that still need cleaning, oiling, adjustment or a major repair. Those facing forward generally need work as well. Certainly some don't fit this pattern, but I hope to fix them all shortly as I get the requisite photos.


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