What a neat fix!

Looks like a good day, ztyper! I also have a cursive sm9. I lurve it!

Wasn't planning on it but picked up 3 more typewriters today. A Smith-Corona Super Speed, a Royal Dart, and a cheap Sears. I'll post some pictures when I can.

After two late night trips to the grocery store, I had to open the big box I brought in earlier.  Inside a well packed inner box, was a typewriter case containing my maroon Smith Corona Silent.  One of the things that holds the ribbon was broken, but other than that, only the case handle was shot.  I do think that it needs to be aligned, although the seller said that it had been serviced.  The type sample included in their ad showed that the letters weren't properly aligned.  Some of the paint was missing on a corner of the machine in the pictures, but otherwise, it looks to be in nice shape.

The serial number on this machine is 1S5466, which according to the typewriter database, is before anything in their list for a Smith-Corona Silent.  Am I missing something in the database or misinterpreting it? If I assume it was made before the first entry in the category (which is the case with this number), is that correct?

Last edited by colrehogan (10-8-2015 13:02:41)

Hermes 3000 Cursive
Just removed from several cubic metres of bubble wrap.  I knew when I purchased it that the platen knobs were not present and that it was possibly a spares or repair item.  The metal case is dented and the typewriter must have experienced a few severe knocks in its time.  The various bits of metal cover are not sitting quite squarely and snugly as they should.  The carriage makes a grating noise through part of its travel - from 1cm along from left edge of platen to 5cm, after which it runs normally.  Bent something or other?
The reason I purchased it was for its cursive type and it raised a smile as soon as I got a letter out of it!  Looks like it will need a bit of fettling to get it working properly.