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Corona 3’s, Lovely Machines

March 17, 2016 By Paul

How many Corona 3's can I fit on my bench? Not all of them!
How many Corona 3’s can I fit on my bench? Not all of them!

I had a customer come in and ask for me to keep an eye out for a nice Corona 3 portable typewriter. “Of course”, I said. Well, all I really needed to do was walk into the back of the shop. I had been meaning to go through the Corona’s for a while so I could cull the parts machines and get them labeled with the dreaded RED tag (parts only).  I pulled them out and started going through them. There is ALWAYS something that needs fixing which is why I reserve working on my own machines for when times are slow. Has it been slow? Not for the last two years!

Worn Corona 3 platen
Worn Corona 3 platen

On these little wonders there was everything from the mundane; disconnected or broken draw cord, needs a platen, yippee – flattened rollers, missing bell clappers, nowhere to be seen shift spring, to a tip broken off the escapement dog. All are filthy, dirty little beasts just waiting for their chance to shine.

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Low and behold, there were several that could become nice typers again! I love going through a bunch of typewriters that are a specific model, browsing the years, both for finding the minor changes manufacturers created over the  model life cycle and for the common defects each has. I like how the key tops changed, and I love the loosey goosey clack  –  clack feel of the model 3’s!

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