Tag: Smith-Corona

A typewriter’s value is like each morning…

Every day is free… and a beautiful day costs as much as a cold or hot one.  What makes a day special any day of the week is what you do with it.  Same is true with a typewriter… if you use it or just look at it; it’s value is within you and that is all that truly matters.

1935 LC Smith & Corona #8
1935 LC Smith & Corona #8

 

12mph Bowling ball…

Went bowling… the facility tracks the speed of your bowling ball (guess I spent my years at older alley’s)… I found myself watching the speed results more than the score.  Instead of being concerned about the lane conditions and placement of the ball; I kept thinking (can I get it up to 20!)… then I threw my arm out.  I can see how this added information can be helpful… I just bowled for 50 years without knowing it.  The screen animations also showed suggested placements of the ball to pick-up spares… and people seem to be bringing more balls to select from.  I recall when I moved up to two (dry lanes/wet lane) and considered a ball just for spares (which would bring my total up to four) and stopped… having a great score every game just did not mean that much to me…  I decided I could be happy with my two balls.

1971 Smith Corona Super G
1971 Smith Corona Super G

1959 Pacemaker gets a fresher look…

Just starting to clean the gook off the Smith-Corona.  I’m beginning to suspect that this is nicotine and tars left over from a heavy smoking environment.  What I thought was light rust turned out to be a stain. Lot of effort to go… but it is starting to look decent.

1959 Smith Corona Pacemaker... Brooks 135 Saddle on a Worksman bicycle.
1959 Smith
Corona Pacemaker… Brooks 135 Saddle on a Worksman bicycle.