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WW2 US Corona Silent Typewriter 1938 2S Smith Medical Department working! MD-4
WW2 US Corona Silent Typewriter 1938 2S Smith Medical Department working! MD-4
WW2 US Corona Silent Typewriter 1938 2S Smith Medical Department working! MD-4
WW2 US Corona Silent Typewriter 1938 2S Smith Medical Department working! MD-4
WW2 US Corona Silent Typewriter 1938 2S Smith Medical Department working! MD-4
WW2 US Corona Silent Typewriter 1938 2S Smith Medical Department working! MD-4
WW2 US Corona Silent Typewriter 1938 2S Smith Medical Department working! MD-4
WW2 US Corona Silent Typewriter 1938 2S Smith Medical Department working! MD-4
WW2 US Corona Silent Typewriter 1938 2S Smith Medical Department working! MD-4
WW2 US Corona Silent Typewriter 1938 2S Smith Medical Department working! MD-4
WW2 US Corona Silent Typewriter 1938 2S Smith Medical Department working! MD-4

WW2 US Corona Silent Typewriter 1938 2S Smith Medical Department working! MD-4

$ 60.72

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Features: Portable
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Type: Manual
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Year: 1938
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Brand: Corona
  • Condition: Average wear for age. Works nicely. Some tears to the case. Age overall with oxidation & dust.

    Description

    Pre-WW2 US made
    Corona Silent Typewriter
    1938 dated with a 2S serial number
    Smooth operating Corona Silent which was first manufactured as the 2S series in 1938. This machine was produced very early on in this model's run . . .hence why the name on the main cover is just Corona instead of the more common Smith-Corona name.  Overall this typewriter is in amazing shape . . . and works great.  See the attached medical inventory that I typed on this unit.  This typewriter uses universal ribbons and two new plastic spool sets of ribbon are included -- the current spools fitted to the unit are metal. The carrying case is also in good shape with some outer abrasions & fabric loss but both securing latches work as does the handle. The top cover unclips from the base and those little clips are present. Also comes with a bristle brush dust cleaning wand which I think is the original vintage one for this unit. Plus I've included a US WW2 canvas tripod cover which doubles as a very handy catch all basin on the clerk's desk for pens, pencils, pins, Emergency Medical Tag booklet etc.
    The paint is a crinkle olive drab tone. There may be "US Army" marked versions of this same basic typewriter. . .maybe the Sterling model?
    I added the Med Dept Item No. 99595 markings in white to the outside case so this unit is not the official issue Royal black painted Med Dept marked typewriter but rather just a close pre-war analogue of the same period. It might be equally right at home with the MD-4 administrative medical chest. . .or even a clerk's field desk. Typewriters were in short supply generally so many were pressed into service. . . . and I seem to recall that celebrities asked people to donate them to the war effort.