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Electric Typewriters » Help with dating my "new" Smith Corona Electra 110 » 29-7-2019 12:29:45

SloHandz
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Thank you, Uwe.  I'll troubleshoot the heat issue as you recommended.

As to the date of manufacture,  it seems that even Mr. Munk has acknowledged the scarcity of data on Smith Corona portables of that era. In 2011 he wrote.."there is quite a few gaps in the data (Smith-Corona portables from about 1962 to the 1970’s are absurdly common in people’s collections, yet there is zero data on them in TW-DB)...".
I'll keep digging.

 

Electric Typewriters » Help with dating my "new" Smith Corona Electra 110 » 28-7-2019 00:28:07

SloHandz
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Howdy, all,

Recently purchased a Smith Corona electric portable branded Electra 110, serial number 6SE2-106627. The Right Reverend Munk's awesome TDB listed 6SE machines as Coronet 10" Electrics, manufactured from 1961 through 1968, but didn't offer anything more specific. In addition, I couldn't find any reference to 6SE2 machines. 
On a side note, the electric motor seems to generate quite a bit of heat. No play in the motor shaft bearings, no noises, everything seems to function properly, but I have no way to gauge the normal heat output.

Any help from someone more savvy about these issues would be greatly appreciated.

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