Typewriter Talk / What model of typewriter is this Smith Corona? electra 120?

**Posted by Herik Beheran** 01-11-2024 22:02:19

The seller is not that far from my house, maybe I can get this machine. It seems that the little sign where the name of the model appeared came off. It looks like the smith corona poweriter

**Posted by Pete E.** 02-11-2024 11:44:27

I think it might be a S-C Coronet Electric 10 (in the Series 6 models).

There is usually a "copy set" dial along the left side of the key-board close to the Shift-Lock key-top.

The photo appears to show the dial missing and a blank cover-plate placed there, instead.

https://typewriterdatabase.com/Smith+Corona.Coronet+Electric+10.86.bmys

**Posted by Pete E.** 02-11-2024 12:08:05

They also made a Coronet Electric 12 version...if case the platen in the seller's photos is wider.
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**Posted by Herik Beheran** 02-11-2024 16:58:59

Hello pete.
The missing dial is actually a light. That's why it seemed to me that the machine was a poweiter. But it lacks other features. It does not have the inscription "Cordless". The carriage is different. It does not have interchangeable keys. and it doesn't have the powerSpace either. Maybe it is a kind of hybrid for export and they made it with what was left over from other models, they only added the letter Ñ. I'm looking for it on different sales pages to see if I can find another example of this model.
https://typewriterdatabase.com/Smith+Corona.Poweriter.86.bmys

**Posted by Pete E.** 03-11-2024 07:48:26

S-C also had an "Electric SS" (which stood for solid-state) with a battery pack too.

https://typewriterdatabase.com/1968-smith-corona-electra-ss.23406.typewriter

I did see a YouTube video in the past where a fellow updated an SS with a modern-day re-chargeable battery.