Well one of my friends did it again. She is a garage sale goddess and scored not 1 but 2 typewriters for me at a garage sale! They are both travel sized but I like the one in the case a lot!
Above and below are the compact Smith Corona Skywriter complete with owners manual!
There was a manual of old letterheads to practice typing on stuck in the skywriter! I look forward to using it for letters. While I am typing I may even pretend to be a young lady from the 50's training for a secretarial job!
I took them both in to my typewriter guy for ribbons and general oiling/cleaning/ maintenance. I figure the little bit I spent on them, they could get beautified!
And now I am off to use the new darlings!
My best to you all!
This is the older of the 2 and has a nice hard case. It was actually moldy in spots when I got it, but for $5 everything worked and that was amazing!
I took them both in to my typewriter guy for ribbons and general oiling/cleaning/ maintenance. I figure the little bit I spent on them, they could get beautified!
And now I am off to use the new darlings!
My best to you all!
Are you beginning a collection?! I had one in the 70ies, just wondering where it 's gone..
ReplyDeleteSure enough. 1 is a tool. 2 is a hobby, but 5 is a collection and I have a feeling it may grow more. Several of the family members are awesome bargain shoppers and I am so hard to buy for that they grasp at paper and now typewriters and postcards for me.
ReplyDeleteGAH! I just picked up my first typewriter recently (ie: jumped on the typewriter train) and those two are pure beauties!
ReplyDeleteThese look awesome... I'm looking forward to finding one of those gems for myself someday!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great find; enjoy!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I was up to 3 at one point, but am now down to one.
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