Sunday 17 February 2013

My New (Old) Portable Typewriter!

I found an amazing little item at a charity shop yesterday, and I've fallen in love:


Isn't it beautiful?  It's an old portable typewriter in the prettiest colour.  I took it home and scrubbed it up and it looks really nice.  I need to replace the ink tape, and the 'a' button is a bit sticky, but other than that is works great.  I love how I can put on the lid, and it turns into a cute little case for carrying!  And it doesn't use electricity like my parents' old typewriter did, so no cord to fiddle with or loud humming noises.  Just an extremely satisfying 'clack clack ding'.


I did a bit of research on the model, which is a Smith-Corona Corsair, and this model was patented in 1963, and was made up until 1980.  So it's from somewhere in that timeframe.  It seemed to be a pretty popular and affordable model, so it's probably not the rarest of typewriters.  I think I got a pretty good deal though, as I see one on ebay going for £50 and another on Etsy going for £250!!

I love this ad I found for it:


I wish only that I had a nice place to put it out to sit pretty - I don't have enough space in my tiny flat for it to be seen unfortunately, so into the closet it goes beside my also beloved sewing machine.  One day I'll have my dedicated craft room, one day!




6 comments:

  1. I love this! I've been toying with getting a few cool vintage typewriters for decoration in my great room, where we keep our books. I guess I need to suck it up and go to some antique stores!

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  2. I love this! I have a charm on my charm bracelet of a typewriter that looks exactly like this. As a writer, I am kind of obsessed with all things typewriters :) Thanks for sharing this.

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  3. That's just the cutest, ever! I'm sure I had one of those. Case n all. Just not so gleaming. And definitely not that lovely blue. I'm soooo jealous. Goin on Ebay as I type...

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  4. A lucky find indeed! One day you'll have that craft room. In the meantime, at least you don't have to worry about dusting it every week... every cloud! Love the way it turns into a carry case too. x

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  5. It's beautiful! I have one in the same colour from the 60s and it sits on top of my chest of drawers, taking up valuable space but looking very pretty :)

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  6. Wow, this is a really cute typewriter! I'm looking for one myself, but I just can't find any online for a suitable price, and I haven't seen any around town. Guess I have to check out ebay now. But great find, and good luck with getting that special room of yours! :)

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