Smith Corona Electric Typewriter, 1988

Artifact

Typewriter

Date Made

1988

Creators

SCM Corporation 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, Cortland 

Creator Notes

Manufactured by SCM Corporation in Cortland, New York

Keywords

Typewriters 

Electric typewriters 

Office equipment and supplies 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2005.65.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Patricia Majher.

Material

Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Iron alloy

Dimensions

Height: 5.75 in

Width: 16 in

Length: 16 in

Inscriptions

on lid: SMITH / CORONA above keyboard on typewriter: SMITH / CORONA / PWP 40 / PERSONAL WORD PROCESSOR bottom right corner of keyboard, above Word Processor / Typewriter switch: I AM SMART! / SEE WHAT I CAN DO... / HOLD DOWN CODE KEY WHILE / DEPRESSING THE "Q" KEY. in raised letters above plug input: MADE IN U.S.A. warning in English and Spanish, above ON/OFF switch at back of typewriter: FUSE 750 MA SLO-BLO / WARNING: / FOR PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE, REPLACE WITH SAME TYPE AND RATING cover of Manual, below silhouette of Typewriter: OWNER'S MANUAL back cover of manual: WORD PROCESSING MODE . . . 00781996 REV. B S/M 5DCA, 5DEA PRINTED IN U.S.A sleeve for disks: SMITH / CORONA / DATADISK / 2 SIDED DISK label verso of data disks: PWP 40 TUTORIAL / SEE PAGE 8 OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL FOR INSTRUCTIONS center of daisywheel 2005.65.1.5: SMITH-CORONA / SCRIPT 10/12 center of daisywheel 2005.65.1.6: SMITH-CORONA / TEMPO 10 center of daisywheel 2005.65.1.7: SMITH-CORONA / PRESIDENTIAL 12 front of ribbon cassette: H CORRECTABLE / SMITH / CORONA outer front of package 2005.65.1.9: H 59048 / SMITH / CORONA / LIFT-OFF / TAPE (LIFT-RITE) / DUEL PACK / USE WITH CORRECTABLE / FILM RIBBON CASSETTE