Coincidentally, Joe Van Cleave just posted about his old friend, his Royal Mercury, which also put me in the mood to have one. And now there are Six Royal Mercuries in the TWDB. And here’s this one.
Month: January 2015
5-Series Portables on the Brain…
What colors and typestyles did the 1966 Galaxie Deluxe and Classic 12 come in? So glad you asked…
Pinned “Label Holder” Platens for Corona as late as 1957.
When I saw these pinned platens in the 1957 Smith-Corona Parts Manuals, they tickled a memory of Mark Adams discussing such pinned label-holder platens found in 1930’s Remington Portables. I did find one mention of such a Corona platen in Scott K.’s blog. For those interested in such contraptions, here’s a data point for you: […]
Eight Distinct Models of Corona Three, as follows…
I took a trip to MTE today to drop off the books I had borrowed, and pick up a new batch. This time, among the piles I dug up 4 Parts Books from Smith Corona, of particular interest: All Carriage Shift Models (1953 & 1957) Includes: Corona Three, Corona Four, Junior, Zephyr and Skyriter All […]
Illustration of Corona Flattop and Inspection Routine
Here’s a little taste of the L.C. Smith Adjustment Manual for “Floating Shift Machines Before the 5-Series” which I have also scanned in. This one is way thicker than the 5-Series Adjustment Manual, and is mostly text. According to the 5-Series manual, these two manuals are meant to be referred to together, with the “Floating […]
Adjusting the 6-Point Touch Tension Adjustment of the 5-Series Smith Corona
As always, click to embiggen (or better, download for full-resolution – the illustrations are amazing!). These are very high-res scans from the 1947 L.C. Smith & Corona “5-Series” Adjustment Manual. Yes, I scanned the whole thing, and yes I’ll be making a PDF. (: