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Smith-Corona Corsair

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Smith-Corona Corsairthe sturdy 1960s portable

1961–73 · USA (Cortland, NY) · Portable · 5.5 kg

American mid-century
The keystroke
Effortlight
Smoothnesssmooth
Snapspringy
Precisionloose
Landingfirm
Volumeclacky

Smith-Corona's economy offering after the 5-series, with the same Cortland engineering underneath but plastic top shell. Common find, typically cheap, reliably solid typer. The Deluxe variant added tabulator.

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Specifications

Manufacturer
Smith Corona
Origin
USA (Cortland, NY)
Years
1961–1973
Form
Portable
Mass
5.5 kg
Shift
segment-shift
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