Smith-Corona manufactured typewriters and typewriter accessories throughout the 20th century, becoming Smith Corona Marchant in 1958. Smith & Brothers Typewriting company in to become Smith-Corona. Vintage LC Smith Corona Typewriter 8 14 Inch USA Antique Industrial Decor 1920s 108.00 120.00 previous price 120.00 10 off 10 off previous price 120. Schreibmaschine LC Smith & Corona Typewriters Inc 8 -10 um 1930, VMAG 0053. The success of the Standard Typewriter Company’s Corona model typewriter prompted the company to change its named to the Corona Typewriting Company in 1914. Smith-Corona produced typewriters throughout much of the 20th century, becoming Smith Corona Marchants in 1958.
LC SMITH AND CORONA TYPEWRITER 8 10 PORTABLE
Smith’s office typewriters and Corona’s portable machines made the new firm an industry leader. Smith & Brother Typewriting Company merged. The four row keyboard has a QWERTY layout. In 1926, the Corona Typewriting Company and the L. The floating shift moved the typebars up and down instead, allowing for a smoother typing action. When the shift key was invented, it originally shifted the cylinder, or platen, to be struck in a new position by the capital letters on a typebar.
The model was made to be portable, and operate quietly thanks to the Smith Floating Shift used in the machine (note the cursive word “Floating” above the shift key).
This is a Smith & Corona Silent typewriter manufactured by around 1934.