Though both versions of the model were officially known as the Sterling, in 1934 the tabbed and non-tabbed versions were split into their own models, the Sterling and the Standard. Smith and Corona and was designed to look like a combination of Corona's portables and L.C.
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The name honored the first new portable produced after the 1926 merger of L.C. They came in black, red, green, and, in a few special cases, silver. By 1933, the medallion had been omitted and the ribbon cover hinged in back, although the name remained generic for a short while.įor the first few years, there were two versions, both called simply Smith-Corona, the only significant difference being that one had a tab feature and the other did not. These very early versions have a medallion of the Smith-Corona logo embedded in the ribbon cover, and the ribbon cover itself is completely removeable. Smith-Corona introduced the new "flattop" design in November, 1931 with an unprecedented promotional campaign.
Johnson has an excellent page on DUCO Coronas.
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Smith, or machines continued to bear the old Corona Typewriter Company label for a short time.ĭownload the manual for this typewriter here.īoth Corona Fours and Corona 3 Specials were available in at least 12 different DuPont DUCO color schemes.
Either this machine was made before the company's merger with L.C. It may be a vey "common" machine, but its ingenious design and historical significance should give it a place in every typewriter enthusiast's collection.ġ924 was the first year of production for the Four.
The X-C allowed the operator to configure any one of four special keys to be "dead" (striking a "dead" key does not move the carriage), and the XC-D came with all four of the keys dead by default. The X model added two more keys, for a total of 30. The very last iteration, the one that may be of most interest to the collector besides the pre-1914 model, was the X-C / XC-D model. The Improved model also did away with the "3" designation on the front. Around 1923, the "Improved" #3 added a set of right-hand shift keys and a widened platen. Very very early ones are labeled Standard Typewriter Company, as the company did not change its name to Corona until 1914. The very earliest have individually hung typebars, while later ones (such as the one above) have a traditional slotted segment. There are several minor variations of the #3. When the #4 was introduced in 1924, Corona began offering $50 rebates on the #3 and produced a line of Specials which came in red, green, and blue. It was frequently copied by competitors, resulting in a number of patent infringement lawsuits. With over 700,000 built between 19, it was and remains a very popular machine. This little cutie's platen folded down and over the keyboard to fit in its case. At some point, it ended up being sold to the father of a teenage girl at a shop in Rochester, MN. The top machine was actually rebuilt at least twice: once by the Typewriter Cleaning and Rebuilding Company (housed in the same Boston Block suite that was once the club room of the Minneapolis Chess, Checker, and Whist Club), and again by the American Typewriter Co (now a Chinese restaurant). Just an example of how appearances can be deceiving. This is because they were rebuilt after the merger and given new decals bearing the new company name. Smith's merger with Corona, both bear the L.C. The strange double spacebar arrangement has also been consolidated down to a single, centered spacebar.Īlthough both of these #8s were built prior to L.C. Notice that the No.1's ornate, nickel-plated sides are gone, replaced by plain, pinstriped sheet metal.
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