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23 Sept 2016

Another try: Smith-Corona Silent

1949  |  Smith-Corona Silent  |  5S107672















You can see a "before" photo with the Office World sticker in
my gallery for this machine on the Typewriter Database.


Martha with the family Smith-Corona Silent (my first), taken on film in 2009.

Sent from my new Smith-Corona Silent

19 Oct 2014

Futura on a typewriter

196X Sears President 12 S6LP102442












Sears Smith-Corona equivalent

Pica Pica No. 1
Elite Elite No. 66
Presidential Pica Presidential Pica No. 78
Executive Elite Presidential Elite No. 77
Script Script (Artistic) No. 75
Italic Pica Italic No. 2
Futura Numode No. 61

(sorry for the sloppy table, apparently all the tabs were lost when I copied this)

Sent from my Sears President 12

27 Jun 2014

Italic opportunity

1965 Sears Citation 2 6A2S-118888











the serial number is one of the best; 118888

Sent from my new Sears Citation 2

3 Oct 2013

Dating 1960s Smith-Coronas Through Advertising

1957

We begin with the classic late 50s lineup. Silent-Supers in colours, along with the Sterling and Skyriter in grey and green.

1958

One change is made to the lineup of manual portables: updating the Skyriter to give it white keys and a slightly modified logo.

1959

Now the Galaxie is introduced with the white front panel.

1960

One year later, 1959 models are still being sold (likely just old stock).

1960

Sold alongside the new Galaxie, of course.

1962

By 1962 the Galaxie has superseded the Silent-Super entirely, and a modified Sterling (probably introduced in 1961) is sold. The Skyriter is updated once more (now made in England as well).

1963

Galaxie remains unchanged, the Skyriter is replaced by the Corsair, and the Sterling gets a facelift. Also, the introduction of the Coronet electric.

1964

One year later there are no changes, but the old Electric is still being sold.

1964

Galaxie II is introduced, with the jeweled bearing and Change-A-Type.

1965

Same Galaxie II unchanged for the next year.

1966

Super Sterling now replaces the Sterling in a Galaxie-style body. Corsair has red function keys.

1966 

1968

The Galaxie Deluxe with tabulator bar and half/rapid spacing is introduced, possibly in 1967.

1969

No apparent change for 1969.

1970
Corsair Deluxe replaces the Corsair, and the red keys are gone.

This is by no means comprehensive, or for that matter totally accurate, but it's what I could gather with advertisements! I hope that it will be helpful for dating your 1970s SCM machines. It also shows that SCM sold older typewriters longer than I'd previously known.