General Information

Serial #

2Y 128688

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL & SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCTION; RUBBER-COVERED PLATEN.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

32.5 cm

Width

28.0 cm

Height

8.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Typesetting

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SCM

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS TYPEWRITER USED MID-1950S TO 1960S.

Canada

INTRODUCED IN 1949 AND MFD IN TORONTO, ON. SUPPLIED WITH FRENCH KEYBOARD. PURCHASED IN LONDON, ON C. 1954 BY SANDRA FORRESTER (DONOR'S SISTER; DECEASED 1959), WHO ATTENDED GRAD SCHOOL (NURSING/BUSINESS) AT THE CONGREGATION OFNOTRE DAME, MONTREAL 1956-8. IT WAS ALSO USED BY THE DONOR FOR UNIVERSITY WORK DURING 1960S. (DGR)

Function

TO MECHANICALLY PRINT LETTERS, NUMBERS AND SELECTED SYMBOLS ON A SINGLE SHEET OF PAPER, RAPIDLY AND UNIFORMLY.

Technical

SMITH CORONA WAS THE RESULT OF A 1926 MERGER WHICH CONTINUED PRODUCTION OF THE CORONA PORTABLE, THE INDUSTRY LEADER AT THE TIME. THE SKYRITER WAS INTRODUCED IN CANADA IN 1949. (DGR)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"Smith-Corona" appears in lower right of typebar cover. "SKYRITER" stencilled in green on top back. Metal plate fixed to typebar cover reads "SMITH BUSINESS EQUIPMENT/ 781 Dundas Street,/ LONDON 433-2881". "L C Smith & Corona Typewriters/ of Canada Limited/ Made in Canada" stencilled in green on back of body. Serial number "2Y 128688' incised on plate under left platen roller knob. Decal on left side of body reads "If it's for the office- We have it/ UN.6-1492 [illustration of building]/ SALES-RENTALS-SERVICE/ NATIONAL/ TYPEWRITER INCORPORATED".

Missing

N/A

Finish

DULL GREEN-BROWN PEBBLE-TEXTURED FINISH. TYPEWRITER HAS LIGHT AND DARK GREEN KEY CAPS

Decoration

N/A