Smith-Corona Galaxie in cursive

 

 

 

 

Smith-Corona Coronet Automatic electric typewriter

The last typewriter that I found at this thrift store, only a few days ago, (waiting patiently to be documented) was listed under "Bric a Brac" on its price tag.

Have any of you seen colored Ko-Rec-Type strips before? Now I need to do some research and see if I can find any!

This manual includes instructions for changeable type, and more souped-up electric models with power- and half-space keys. Apparently the "Coronet" model as this one is more basic.

The rubber strip holding the power cord together is surprisingly intact; I've found that they're almost always split or missing.

NaNo Day #1 on Nov. 1st. My trashy/junky-but-serviceable Remington Quiet-Riter Eleven just happened to be sitting on my typing platform at the time, so it was pressed into service that day.

NaNo Day #2. James had installed the new desk on the right. I pulled out my Smith-Corona Silent Super for the next several days of transcribing.

And now...I have pulled my Royal Model 10 (which Richard Polt helped me clarify was actually made in 1930 instead of 1911 as I'd previously thought) out from the Airstream travel trailer, where it's resided these past few months for a nice change of pace. It's a wonderful typer!

Some folks think this classic SCM design is plain and even ugly, but I've always liked it.

Oh my goodness! An extra little piece of history, always welcomed.

I love these extra clues! I wonder if Mauna got this typewriter in the late '70s, when she may have gotten those Ko-Rec-Type samples?

 

As it turns out, the touch selector does not work. But I know where it is!

I am blessed with a new typewriter AND a new writing desk!

I just took the typewriter outside to the patio to see if it matches the other blues, and it really doesn't. James & I are vacillating back and forth about re-painting it. What do YOU think?

Smith-Corona Galaxie, 1962

This one definitely needs some cleaning & TLC, but it types great!

At the family home after our successful typewriter shopping expedition. This corner of the flowerbed, by the way, is exactly where my brother launched me on my first bicycle ride without training wheels, at age 7.

I have a spare SCM case from which I will "borrow" a handle for this Galaxie case.

I really like the paper holder, without rollers! This design works very well.

Any guesses on the "mystery" typewriter, case covered in dust? Not much to go on...  ;-)