Smith-Corona 4S178564

Just in case you thought you were at the wrong blog, don't worry.  You are correct, this is a little off topic. I know, a distraction from the real objective but I had a request from my oldest daughter to use one of those silly contraptions us adults call a typewriter.  At the time, we had two but neither were ready for use.  I just happened to keep my Mother's college typewriter as well as my college typewriter.  Guess the apple does not fall far from the tree huh?!?!  The old manual from 1947 was easier to fix than its younger sister, Coronamatic electric c. 1980.  But they both work now.  Here is a sample from the oldest one.

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And, just if you are curious, this unit on the right is from what is called the "Speedline" portable family by Smith-Corona.  It is known as part of the "4 Series" Introduced in 1939 and briefly produced after the war while they tooled up for the new "50's era" product line introduced in 1949 called the "Super 5".  This particular example is the "Silent" model but it is no where close to silent.  So, the SN is a 4S which tells collectors all they need to know.  Funny, no number 1, you have to use the lower case L.  I typed on a 5 Series recently and other than more ergonomic keys, I can't feel the difference between it and a 4 Series.  For a full history of the Smith-Corona line go HERE.

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