Smith Corona 5 Series

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The Smith-Corona Silent-Super is a typewriter made by Smith-Corona. It was an extremely successful product and has many variations.

History and Design

After the Second World War, the wealth of the 1950s brought a new consumer culture to the United States. Now a global superpower, Americans wanted nicer consumer products, and Smith-Corona launched a new line -- colloquially referred to as the "5-series" -- to succeed its prewar portable typewriters. These new machines were robust, rich with functions, well-built, and consumer goods -- in fun colors.

Servicing

Reconnecting linkages

It's the as to how it's done in this video by Phoenix Typewriters: Smith Corona Typewriter Typebar Links Off, Repair, Reattach, Straighten, Adjust

Reference Photos

  • Underneath the carraige

  • Underneath the carriage

  • Under the hood

  • Ribbon vibrator/shaker

  • Overhead shot

  • Mainspring drum & drawband

  • Escapement

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