Look Up, it’s Skywriter!

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Sears Chieftain – Smith Corona Skywriter

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Royal Futura with new paint job

Royal Futura with new paint job

Does Sears still fix 50 year old typewriters?

Does Sears still fix 50 year old typewriters?

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Filed under NaNoWriMo, Thrift shop finds, Typewriters

2 responses to “Look Up, it’s Skywriter!

  1. Bill M

    Nice paint job on the Futura. Nice Skyriter also. I do not have any that new, but the ones I have will out type my Hermes Baby. Much nicer and snapier feel. Good you got the A working. Silicone, Teflon, and powdered graphite all seem to work fine in the segment without attracting dust and dirt. I’ve also taken a relay contact burnishing tool, held the sticky key up and burnished both sides of the type bar along its travel in the segment to free sticky bars.

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