tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post7036741731375081026..comments2023-10-31T09:38:01.841-07:00Comments on Living in the Woods: Smith-Corona Electra 220 with power return!Cameronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11633967390492270136noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-61844879534482268072021-02-26T14:07:08.667-08:002021-02-26T14:07:08.667-08:00I had one just like this, which I bought from a lo...I had one just like this, which I bought from a local insurance company. They had bought it, to see if it could replace all the manual typewriters in the office. Like a dummy, I sold it to buy a Selectric, which I still have. A couple of years ago I bought an SCM Electra 12, with manual return. I love the cast metal ribbon cover, and the way it opens. Both of them are same color as yours.phxxerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05164453100093825141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-60928164733531287272013-07-16T18:21:35.266-07:002013-07-16T18:21:35.266-07:00And, the two keys with white trim are interchangea...And, the two keys with white trim are interchangeable keys/typeface making it even more interesting. Mine does not have tem. But my 220 is cursive.Judhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00025107951237575336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-54990096492055703892012-03-23T19:58:48.643-07:002012-03-23T19:58:48.643-07:00oops, typo! Should read: "You'll love hi...oops, typo! Should read: "You'll love his website..."<br /><br />TedTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336151034842231921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-58386985611859773212012-03-23T19:56:42.456-07:002012-03-23T19:56:42.456-07:00This machine will last forever. The entire typewr...This machine will last forever. The entire typewriter is driven by one rubber belt. I have a similar model the SC "Super Correct". Should your belt break you can fix it yourself. I was fortuate to run across a great old man who has parts for all these dinosaurs. You'll his website, tons of info. No, I am not he. <br /><br />These machines will outlast you and I. Don't worry about the strong Power Return... that's a good sign.<br /><br />Check out the man who keeps all my relics going:<br /><br />www.willrepairservice.com/Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336151034842231921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-49207847205830370322012-02-22T09:17:10.683-08:002012-02-22T09:17:10.683-08:00Thanks for the manufacture date correction, Scott....Thanks for the manufacture date correction, Scott.<br /><br />Yes, the power return is indeed strong; needlessly so. If I ever use this machine for extended writing sessions, I will probably do it manually.Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633967390492270136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-42154840306921195522012-02-21T21:12:21.996-08:002012-02-21T21:12:21.996-08:00I've got one just like it...had it since it wa...I've got one just like it...had it since it was new. This machine is actually circa 1972, not 1968.<br /><br />I don't miss typewriters though--not after typing 20 page term papers and finding out you've left out a word on page two.<br /><br />I do remember one thing--the power return was so strong that I had to duct tape the typewriter feet to my desk to keep it from sliding around.scott Olsennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-88098574756684246262012-01-15T07:55:08.358-08:002012-01-15T07:55:08.358-08:00It's lovely! I like the jewel!It's lovely! I like the jewel!Roxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109820610940479415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-32834329300928300902012-01-15T04:45:59.271-08:002012-01-15T04:45:59.271-08:00I love the typeface on this one; it feels familiar...I love the typeface on this one; it feels familiar somehow but is different from the usual pica. A bit low and broad, print-like, and nicely readable.Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-5087942060193502622012-01-13T21:56:37.966-08:002012-01-13T21:56:37.966-08:00This one reminds me very much of my Coronet Automa...This one reminds me very much of my Coronet Automatic 12 machine, which does not have a power light and lacks the power space, but does have a power return. I do agree that that sudden catapult of the carriage when you press the power return is quite jarring the first few times. I kind of like it, though. It does seem pretty forceful, and now that you mention it I hope mine holds up as well. <br /><br />They are nice to type on, though, right? I love the little keys on the Smith Corona electrics.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09111687758811924709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-30030253196663231192012-01-09T11:22:03.131-08:002012-01-09T11:22:03.131-08:00Very nice!
My manual Galaxie Deluxe has the Power...Very nice!<br /><br />My manual Galaxie Deluxe has the Power Space, which I just love to push. Every now and then, I have to double-check and make sure its not plugged in:)deekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140131381076720375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-24754186841861116372012-01-09T06:37:43.927-08:002012-01-09T06:37:43.927-08:00What an interesting design, definitely halfway bet...What an interesting design, definitely halfway between the traditional machines and the fixed-platen, moving-carriage designs that would come later. <br /><br />That's a very nice find, indeed. Alas, we didn't have an electric machine when I was growing up, so all my homework projects and many a tax-return filings were made on a Olivetti Studio 46; but now that I've got my hands on a Smith-Corona like the one you got as a Christmas present, I wish we had invested in one of those machines back in the day. Surely it would have made the typing a lot less tiring.Miguel Chávezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411154570699775904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-40590242164264692952012-01-09T02:19:57.017-08:002012-01-09T02:19:57.017-08:00Just watch where you have the coffee cup sitting w...Just watch where you have the coffee cup sitting when you hit the power return.lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392205573326695683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-18419171747758976792012-01-08T20:07:43.365-08:002012-01-08T20:07:43.365-08:00That is a great looking machine! The color combin...That is a great looking machine! The color combination is nice and I love the chrome and fake wood combination. It reminds me of the dashboard of a late '60s muscle car.<br /><br />The pilot light is kind of fun. I suppose hearing impaired users might want a confirmation that the machine is running; that is if the vibration didn't give it away! I wonder how hard it would be to add an analog voltmeter in the middle of the dash. Inquiring minds would want to know when the house current drops below 115V.<br /><br />Do you suppose the "flying return" is intentional, or should there be a rub strip slowing it down? My guess is the latter, but who knows what its engineers were thinking 40 years ago.Dwayne F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-74400495018451063632012-01-08T18:18:03.982-08:002012-01-08T18:18:03.982-08:00I love all the details, especially the "power...I love all the details, especially the "power" light. It's great that this find, at Christmastime, brings back such fond memories.MEKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06238234020380937157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-18608924781417282452012-01-08T17:57:48.067-08:002012-01-08T17:57:48.067-08:00Very nice typewriter! The typeface is also beauti...Very nice typewriter! The typeface is also beautiful.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-8276201280244382072012-01-08T17:16:46.661-08:002012-01-08T17:16:46.661-08:00I haven't seen this SC model in this color bef...I haven't seen this SC model in this color before. Looks nice. I had a similar model for a while and I was also very impressed with the power return. Yep, power indeed!Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-60879348066055571522012-01-08T16:46:57.900-08:002012-01-08T16:46:57.900-08:00GREAT design! This is the Cadillac of the Typewite...GREAT design! This is the Cadillac of the Typewiters!<br />MaxMax Rudiarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819173072767566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19901072.post-80859912285501006082012-01-08T16:28:52.283-08:002012-01-08T16:28:52.283-08:00Love this, Cam! I have wonderful memories of my ow...Love this, Cam! I have wonderful memories of my own electric typewriter and also of hearing my dad's whirring into the night as he wrote his book in his downstairs office. Power return! Yes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com