The Smith Corona manual portable typewriter flat top line of the 30's redesigned in the 50's for a more streamlined look for the Standard, Sterling and Silent models were known for many features, especially the floating shift mechanism.

The Smith Corona company had a long and varied history originating from gun manufacturing and ending as a conglomeration of several companies. The 1930's saw a lot of changes for the L.C. Smith & Corona Company. They came out of the Depression launching a line of new portables: Standard, Sterling and Silent all with a flat top style. All the models came with many features such as touch selector, a piano key action and a complete frame to surround the mechanism, which were available only to standard office machines. However, Corona became best known for its introduction of the Floating Shift mechanism. This design dropped the type bar basket instead of the carriage when typing capitals. Even though the Standard model lacked some of the bells and whistles of its siblings Sterling and Silent, this machine outsold other more expensive models and offered the best value for the money. The Standard model eventually becoming the Clipper, remained tremendously popular. In the 1950's under the company's new name, Smith-Corona, came a re-design of the 1930's flat top line portables, capitalizing on the style of the day with a streamlined look billed as Speedline. This look gave the machines rounded features with a matte finish. The Speedline versions were noted to be very well built and were the choice of many writers and typists for decades.
The Smith Corona Super Silent series typewriter was a union of the Sterling and Silent models. These were both efficient workhorses and best sellers for Corona. Later in the 1950's the Super Silent was updated with a crinkle finish, which came in colors and phenolic keys.

1957 GREEN SILENT SUPER ELITE

SOLD ANOTHER JUST STARTED

OUR TECHS ARE FACTORY TRAINED CERTIFIED REPAIR SPECIALISTS WITH A MINIMUM 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE. WE FEEL WE DO THE MOST EXTENSIVE RESTORATION WORK. PLEASE READ ENTIRE ADD TO SEE WHY
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1)The typewriter is completely taken apart. The mechanism is ultrasonically cleaned to make it like new. All painted surfaces are hand cleaned and polished. Damaged or worn parts are replaced with new, or identical parts. Our Hermes specialist was factory trained and works exclusively on Hermes machines
2) NEW PLATEN----EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR TYPE QUALITY-- 3) NEW INFEED AND OUTFEED ROLLERS --KEEPS PAPER FROM SLIPPING 4) NEW FEET 5) NEW HIGH USE SPRINGS 6) NEW RETURN CARRIAGE LINE (DRAWSTRING)
7) NEW RIBBON
8) NEW INSULATION ( MOST OLD INSULATION IS VERY DUSTY AND MOLDY)
9) NEW BODY GROMMETS
10) COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED AND ULTRASONIC CLEANED
11) CARRIAGE REMOVED AND REBUILT
12) ESCAPEMENT IS REMOVED AND REBUILT
13) TYPE SLUGS AND ARMS CLEANED
14) RIBBON VIBRATOR, REVERSE, COLOR SELECTOR CLEANED /ADJUSTED
15) CHARACTER ALIGNMENT ADJUSTED
16) BACKSPACE, MARGIN AND TAB FUNCTIONS ADJUSTED
17) LINE SPACING ADJUSTED
18) CASE CLEANED INSIDE AND OUT --- LOCK ADJUSTED
INCLUDES MANUAL and CASE
INCLUDES 90 DAY WARRANTY

PICTURES ARE OF THE ACTUAL TYPEWRITER YOU ARE BUYING, AS IT WAS BEING RESTORED--NOT "REPRESENTATIVE" PHOTOS OF ANOTHER TYPEWRITER
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THE ORIGINAL DRAWBAND IS A WAXED COTTON THAT IS 60 YEARS OLD, WE REPLACE IT WITH NEW BLACK RAYON LINE THIS IS THE ORIGINAL

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NEW DRAWSTRING
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ESCAPEMENT MECHANISM IS REMOVED, CLEANED, STOPS ARE MACHINED SMOOTH, SPRINGS REPLACED
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ORIGINAL LETTERING IS YELLOWED AND HARD TO READ
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WE RE-LETTER ALL OLD MARKINGS

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OLD INSULATION IS DIRTY AND USUALLY SMELLS WE REPLACE IT WITH NEW
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NEW AND OLD FEET, FOOT HOLDER IS ULTRASONICALLY CLEANED AND REPLACED WITH NEW FOOT
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THERE ARE SEVERAL RUBBER AND FELT STOPS AND INSULATORS THAT HAVE BECOME DETERIORATED WITH AGE, WE REPLACE ALL WITH NEW

BOTH FEED ROLLERS AND PLATEN REPLACED

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19) The typewriter is reassembled, and it is tested for 30 minutes of continuous typing. Any final adjustments are made and it is ready for another 50 years of service # 400064

1956 BLUE SILENT SUPER

SOLD ANOTHER COMING SOON

MUSEUM QUALITY

OUR TECHS ARE FACTORY TRAINED CERTIFIED REPAIR SPECIALISTS WITH A MINIMUM 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE. WE FEEL WE DO THE MOST EXTENSIVE RESTORATION WORK. PLEASE READ ENTIRE ADD TO SEE WHY
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1)The typewriter is completely taken apart. The mechanism is ultrasonically cleaned to make it like new. All painted surfaces are hand cleaned and polished. Damaged or worn parts are replaced with new, or identical parts. Our Hermes specialist was factory trained and works exclusively on Hermes machines
2) NEW PLATEN----EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR TYPE QUALITY-- 3) NEW INFEED AND OUTFEED ROLLERS --KEEPS PAPER FROM SLIPPING 4) NEW FEET 5) NEW HIGH USE SPRINGS 6) NEW RETURN CARRIAGE LINE (DRAWSTRING)
7) NEW RIBBON
8) NEW INSULATION ( MOST OLD INSULATION IS VERY DUSTY AND MOLDY)
9) NEW BODY GROMMETS
10) COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED AND ULTRASONIC CLEANED
11) CARRIAGE REMOVED AND REBUILT
12) ESCAPEMENT IS REMOVED AND REBUILT
13) TYPE SLUGS AND ARMS CLEANED
14) RIBBON VIBRATOR, REVERSE, COLOR SELECTOR CLEANED /ADJUSTED
15) CHARACTER ALIGNMENT ADJUSTED
16) BACKSPACE, MARGIN AND TAB FUNCTIONS ADJUSTED
17) LINE SPACING ADJUSTED
18) CASE CLEANED INSIDE AND OUT --- LOCK ADJUSTED
INCLUDES MANUAL and CASE
INCLUDES 90 DAY WARRANTY

PICTURES ARE OF THE ACTUAL TYPEWRITER YOU ARE BUYING, AS IT WAS BEING RESTORED--NOT "REPRESENTATIVE" PHOTOS OF ANOTHER TYPEWRITER
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THE ORIGINAL DRAWBAND IS A WAXED COTTON THAT IS 60 YEARS OLD, WE REPLACE IT WITH NEW BLACK RAYON LINE THIS IS THE ORIGINAL

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NEW DRAWSTRING
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ESCAPEMENT MECHANISM IS REMOVED, CLEANED, STOPS ARE MACHINED SMOOTH, SPRINGS REPLACED
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ORIGINAL LETTERING IS YELLOWED AND HARD TO READ
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WE RE-LETTER ALL OLD MARKINGS

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OLD INSULATION IS DIRTY AND USUALLY SMELLS WE REPLACE IT WITH NEW
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NEW AND OLD FEET, FOOT HOLDER IS ULTRASONICALLY CLEANED AND REPLACED WITH NEW FOOT
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THERE ARE SEVERAL RUBBER AND FELT STOPS AND INSULATORS THAT HAVE BECOME DETERIORATED WITH AGE, WE REPLACE ALL WITH NEW

BOTH FEED ROLLERS AND PLATEN REPLACED

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19) The typewriter is reassembled, and it is tested for 30 minutes of continuous typing. Any final adjustments are made and it is ready for another 50 years of service # 307732

1938 MAROON STERLING

SOLD

OUR TECHS ARE FACTORY TRAINED CERTIFIED REPAIR SPECIALISTS WITH A MINIMUM 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE. WE FEEL WE DO THE MOST EXTENSIVE RESTORATION WORK. PLEASE READ ENTIRE ADD TO SEE WHY

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1)The typewriter is completely taken apart. The mechanism is ultrasonically cleaned to make it like new. All painted surfaces are hand cleaned and polished. Damaged or worn parts are replaced with new, or identical parts. Our Hermes specialist was factory trained and works exclusively on Hermes machines
2) NEW PLATEN----EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR TYPE QUALITY-- 3) NEW INFEED AND OUTFEED ROLLERS --KEEPS PAPER FROM SLIPPING 4) NEW FEET 5) NEW HIGH USE SPRINGS 6) NEW RETURN CARRIAGE LINE (DRAWSTRING)
7) NEW RIBBON
8) NEW INSULATION ( MOST OLD INSULATION IS VERY DUSTY AND MOLDY)
9) NEW BODY GROMMETS
10) COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED AND ULTRASONIC CLEANED
11) CARRIAGE REMOVED AND REBUILT
12) ESCAPEMENT IS REMOVED AND REBUILT
13) TYPE SLUGS AND ARMS CLEANED
14) RIBBON VIBRATOR, REVERSE, COLOR SELECTOR CLEANED /ADJUSTED
15) CHARACTER ALIGNMENT ADJUSTED
16) BACKSPACE, MARGIN AND TAB FUNCTIONS ADJUSTED
17) LINE SPACING ADJUSTED
18) CASE CLEANED INSIDE AND OUT --- LOCK ADJUSTED
INCLUDES MANUAL and CASE
INCLUDES 90 DAY WARRANTY
PICTURES ARE OF THE ACTUAL TYPEWRITER YOU ARE BUYING, AS IT WAS BEING RESTORED--NOT "REPRESENTATIVE" PHOTOS OF ANOTHER TYPEWRITER
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THE ORIGINAL DRAWBAND IS A COTTON LINE THAT IS 60 YEARS OLD, WE REPLACE IT WITH NEW BLACK RAYON LINE

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL

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NEW DRAWSTRING

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ESCAPEMENT MECHANISM IS REMOVED, CLEANED, STOPS ARE MACHINED SMOOTH, SPRINGS REPLACED
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INSULATION GETS DIRTY AND CAN BE MOLDY SMELLING, WE REPLACE ALL INSULATION WITH NEW...PICTURE SHOWS NEW INSULATION ON TOP OLD ON BOTTOM
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THE NUMBERS ARE USUALLY YELLOWED, WE REPAINT ALL NUMBERS
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NEW BRIGHT WHITE NUMBERS

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PLATEN AND FEED ROLLERS REPLACED

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ALL CUSHIONS AND STOPS REPLACED

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19) The typewriter is reassembled, and it is tested for 30 minutes of continuous typing. Any final adjustments are made and it is ready for another 50 years of service

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1958 PINK SILENT SUPER

SOLD ANOTHER COMING SOON

1956 SILENT SUPER BLUE ELITE

SOLD

1955 SCM SILENT SUPER GREY ELITE

SOLD

OUR TECHS ARE FACTORY TRAINED CERTIFIED REPAIR SPECIALISTS WITH A MINIMUM 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE. WE FEEL WE DO THE MOST EXTENSIVE RESTORATION WORK. PLEASE READ ENTIRE ADD TO SEE WHY

1)The typewriter is completely taken apart. The mechanism is ultrasonically cleaned to make it like new. All painted surfaces are hand cleaned and polished. Damaged or worn parts are replaced with new, or identical parts. Our Hermes specialist was factory trained and works exclusively on Hermes machines
2) NEW PLATEN----EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR TYPE QUALITY-- 3) NEW INFEED AND OUTFEED ROLLERS 4) NEW FEET 5) NEW HIGH USE SPRINGS 6) NEW RETURN CARRIAGE LINE(DRAWSTRING)
7) NEW RIBBON
8) NEW INSULATION
9) NEW BODY GROMMETS
10) COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED AND ULTRASONIC CLEANED
11) CARRIAGE REMOVED AND REBUILT
12) ESCAPEMENT IS REMOVED AND REBUILT
13) TYPE SLUGS AND ARMS CLEANED
14) RIBBON VIBRATOR, REVERSE, COLOR SELECTOR CLEANED /ADJUSTED
15) CHARACTER ALIGNMENT ADJUSTED
16) BACKSPACE, MARGIN AND TAB FUCTIONS ADJUSTED
17) LINE SPACING ADJUSTED
18) CASE CLEANED INSIDE AND OUT --- LOCK ADJUSTED

PICTURES ARE OF THE ACTUAL TYPEWRITER YOU ARE BUYING, AS IT WAS BEING RESTORED--NOT "REPRESENTATIVE" PHOTOS OF ANOTHER TYPEWRITER

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THE ORIGINAL DRAWBAND IS A WAXED COTTON THAT IS 60 YEARS OLD, WE REPLACE IT WITH NEW BLACK RAYON LINE THIS IS THE ORIGINAL

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NEW DRAWSTRING
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ESCAPEMENT MECHANISM IS REMOVED, CLEANED, STOPS ARE MACHINED SMOOTH, SPRINGS REPLACED

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ORIGINAL LETTERING IS YELLOWED AND HARD TO READ
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WE RE-LETTER ALL OLD MARKINGS

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OLD INSULATION IS DIRTY AND USUALLY SMELLS WE REPLACE IT WITH NEW

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NEW AND OLD FEET, FOOT HOLDER IS ULTRASONICALLY CLEANED AND REPLACED WITH NEW FOOT
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THERE ARE SEVERAL RUBER AND FELT STOPS AND INSULATORS THAT HAVE BECOME DETORIATED WITH AGE, WE REPLACE ALL WITH NEW

BOTH FEED ROLLERS AND PLATEN REPLACED

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ALL CUSHIONS AND STOPS REPLACED

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19) The typewriter is reassembled, and it is tested for 30 minutes of continuous typing. Any final adjustments are made and it is ready for another 50 years of service # 386289