Description: 1932 Smith Corona Medalian Portable Flat Top Typewriter. Gorgeous green glossy finish. Pica Typeface 10 cpi. Very good working condition. Good cosmetic condition with a few minor paint chips/scratches/wear on lid top/edges (see photos). All decals/emblems are in good condition. Includes copy of instruction booklet and two cleaning brushes. The platen rubber is hardened but can still accept a fingernail indent. Paper feeds rollers are in good condition and paper feeds as it should. The case is in good condition with some minor scuffing - latches work as they should. Case has a modified handle. The typewriter rubber feet have been replaced with Hermes 3000 rubber feet in good grippy condition. Typewriter has been meticulously cleaned, lubricated and adjusted. It is very clean. New black ribbon installed. All operations have been tested and are in very good working order. This is an amazing, and beautiful 90+ year old typing machine ready to display and use. I have refurbished many typewriters over the years and take great care to bring great typewriters back to ready to use working condition. I carefully pack each typewriter. Details on meticulously cleaned, lubricated and adjusted. Every typewriter I list gets at least this treatment. Usually takes a minimum of three hours per machine.- body exterior and interior cleaned of dust, debris, and dirt- interior chassis cleaned of dust, debris and dirt. - moving parts checked for proper operation and lubricated/adjusted as needed- carriage rails cleaned and lubricated- platen and platen knobs cleaned - keyboard keytops cleaned as well as the arms- key slugs cleaned as well as each of the arms of the key slugs- ribbon selector and ribbon spool operation inspected, cleaned and lubricated/adjusted as needed- alignment of lettering upper and lower case checked and adjusted as needed- uppercase shift lock checked and adjusted as needed- backspace, margin release and tab checked and adjusted if needed- line spacing checked- paper tray, paper feed rollers, and paper feeding and release checked- end of margin bell operation checked- case cleaned inside and out, hinges and closing mechanism checked- typewriter is given a check of operations prior to packaging for shipment
Price: 625 USD
Location: Corvallis, Oregon
End Time: 2025-01-21T23:13:26.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Smith Corona
Type: Manual
Year: 1935
Features: Portable
Material: Metal
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: Yes replaced typewriter feet
Vintage: Yes