@bradenslen Under the exterior it's a solidly reliable Smith-Corona. I think it's one of the prettiest Sears or Smith-Coronas made in the 60s. A typewriter with some serious muscle car-style. Now I just need a late 60s Oldsmobile Cutlass to match...

Acquired 1964 Sears Cutlass portable Typewriter (Smith-Corona Marchant) Serial Number: 6ASP-103936 Sears Futura typeface (aka SCM Numode No. 61 typeface), pica, 10 CPI, 6 lines/inch, American 88 No. 423 keyboard, bichrome, 44 keys, 88 characters, Change-A-Type, ¶ key A red typewriter for Christmas! And it was hiding the uncommon Sears Futura typeface (aka Smith-Corona Numode No. 61) for its American 88 No. 423 keyboard which also features the Change-A-Type functionality. (Sadly it’ll be a slog to try to find matching Numode typeface slugs to match, though some of my math slugs may work w... boffosocko.com

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bradenslen

@chrisaldrich Nice buy. I like the color and the racing stripe and the typeface. Good old Sears had some good stuff.

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@bradenslen Under the exterior it’s a solidly reliable Smith-Corona. I think it’s one of the prettiest Sears or Smith-Coronas made in the 60s. A typewriter with some serious muscle car-style. Now I just need a late 60s Oldsmobile Cutlass to match…

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@chrisaldrich Wow! Love the typeface. Seems to match the typewriter’s year perfectly.

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