Sluggin’ It Out

I suppose even workhorses throw a shoe. After two novels and a three or four hour limited-series screenplay, my rock-solid go-to 1951 Smith-Corona Silent lost the number nine key slug. A little bit of soldering (which I haven’t done in decades and wasn’t much good at to begin with) and I’m back in business. Thanks…

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I Am Not a Typewriter Collector

I am not a typewriter collector. I do not need any more typewriters. I do not have a problem. But honestly, look at the color. Can you blame me? Someone was selling this just ten minutes from our house. It’s not my fault. I was weak and backslidin’. When I looked up the serial number,…

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Cool Kids

The dust cover on my everyday workhorse Smith-Corona Silent. It’s not nearly as nice as some handmade ones I’ve seen in online typewriter groups, but I like that the clear cover lets the typewriter be on display even when it’s protected. Also, I wanted to put stickers on my machine the way the cool kids…

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