tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post9157369410168511423..comments2023-06-07T06:26:24.546-05:00Comments on Vintage Technology Obsessions: SSSSS... So Shiny is the Gold Smith Corona 5S SilentDwayne F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-52433570191120354482015-08-25T12:08:28.249-05:002015-08-25T12:08:28.249-05:00Very nice machine. Perhaps taken from the desk of ...Very nice machine. Perhaps taken from the desk of the late Auric Goldfinger?Ralph E. Vaughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326668196800976578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-83486154711157736682015-08-05T00:51:17.766-05:002015-08-05T00:51:17.766-05:00Mine has slowed down a lot. After acquisition of t...Mine has slowed down a lot. After acquisition of the rare cursive examples, it takes something pretty exotic to catch my attention. I've pretty well given up on Fraktur script given extreme rarity and going price.Dwayne F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-59426880414086419462015-08-05T00:47:48.402-05:002015-08-05T00:47:48.402-05:00Mysteries are what keep things interesting. If any...Mysteries are what keep things interesting. If anything, I need to start thinning the herd as kids approach college age and we can think about other locales :)Dwayne F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-43393209545215372252015-08-04T23:26:33.338-05:002015-08-04T23:26:33.338-05:00Hmmn, I think he's been doing these for at lea...Hmmn, I think he's been doing these for at least 3 years, possibly more. really gickky, eh? I suppose a machine could get that dirty in just a few years, but yeah - chances are it wouldn't. Mysterious! :DTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-27270311035759928312015-08-04T20:45:14.474-05:002015-08-04T20:45:14.474-05:00I've stopped actively collecting, but that doe...I've stopped actively collecting, but that doesn't stop me from appreciating the thrill of this machine acquisition! Pretty, pretty.J.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716960326168886178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-48837143585360895162015-08-04T10:11:43.706-05:002015-08-04T10:11:43.706-05:00Nah, don't think so unless they've been do...Nah, don't think so unless they've been doing mods for decades. Any idea how long they've been in this business?<br /><br />The wear and gunk accumulations are not consistent with a decade of use. The lower corners where the palms land are thin. The plate under the number keys had lube over spray that had dried on consistent with what I have seen in machines that haven't been cleaned since going into storage in the '60s or '70s. There was a ton of lint and fiber buildup inside the machine and the ribbon spools are original steel. The case has one semi-broken hinge that looks like it has been that way for a long time. The ribbon cover clear coat is really thick and sloppy with some bubbles.<br /><br />So many mysteries in typewriter world. I suppose someone could have purchased a Kasbah machine and loved it to death fast, but it's hard to say. Either way, I got a pretty good deal for a really sexy machine :)<br /><br />Thanks for verifying the login information. I tried a dozen or so login, email, and password combinations last night before throwing in the towel. I'll give it a try and get a couple machines posted.Dwayne F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-45742860938000928532015-08-04T08:37:42.610-05:002015-08-04T08:37:42.610-05:00It's a Kasbah all right - I think he's the...It's a Kasbah all right - I think he's the only one doing it, plus he always plates the plastic "Smith-Corona" ribbon cover logo insert, not sure why.<br /><br />BTW: you have an active and upgraded account already at TWDB, from before we disallowed gmail addresses: it's "vintagetechobsessions". (:Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897251519490477449.post-69452991546544709372015-08-03T23:04:01.790-05:002015-08-03T23:04:01.790-05:00Whoa. So this is not a Kasbah job, but an old plat...Whoa. So this is not a Kasbah job, but an old plating job? Very cool.<br /><br />In my collection is a chrome-plated Galaxie which was given to its former owner by Bill Blass.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com