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************************************************************************** 1970 PORTABLE TYPEWRITERS P I C T U R E G A L L E R Y ************************************************************************** |
SMITH-CORONA » SUPER-G « PORTABLE Designed by the well known automotive designer GHIA ... SN = 7YP29296 SMITH-CORONA (1971) NewYork / USA ( Made in England ) US QWERTY keyboard pica 10 cpi; 83 cpl black/red ribbon 5 pre-set tabs »PowerSpace« key w. plastic cover 9_1/2 lbs ; 4.4 kg ...the »SUPER-G« was SCM's answer to OLIVETTI's »VALENTINE« . The »SUPER-G« has "RUBBER TIRE TREADS" instead of feet and "RACING STRIPES" on the cover with the GHIA LOGO. D E T A I L S of the BACK SIDE & GHIA-LOGO on the cover ... Have a look at the SCM »SUPER-G« M A N U A L Have a look at the SCM »GALAXY« Back to the Typewriter Overview |
HISTORICAL REMARKS: ********************************************************************** based on the book of W.A.Beeching »Typewriter« (1974) The story of SMITH-CORONA begins 1876 with Alexander Brown, a talented designer. He had seen a typewriter at an exhibition and convinced he could build a better one. Soon after this he was visited from the Smith brothers who wanted help in re-designing a gun for their Smith factory in Syracuse / USA. He did it and also he interested the Smith brothers in financing the production of a new and better typewriter. It became a success and the Smith brothers discontinued gun-making and founded the SMITH-PREMIER TYPEWRITER CO. what later was L.C.SMITH & BROSS. TYPEWRITER CO. OF SYRACUSE. The features of their 1904 model became the standard in future office machines. In 1926 L.C.SMITH merged with CORONA who was leader in making portable typewriters. In 1955 SMITH-CORONA made an electric office typewriter with features ahead of competitors. In 1958 they merged with MARCHANT CALCULATORS forming SMITH-CORONA-MARCHANT INC. ( = SCM ) and became one of the world leading corporation for office machinery. impressum: ********************************************************************** © C.HAMANN http://public.BHT-Berlin.de/hamann 08/03/11 |