Smith and Co., to become Smith & Corona Typewriters, Inc. In 1926, the Corona Typewriter Company merged with L. Likewise, Smith-Premier typewriters were first manufactured at a gun factory in Syracuse, NY. ![]() Remington & Sons, in the early 20 th century split to become Remington Arms and Remington Typewriter Co. The techniques necessary for typewriter construction grew up alongside gun manufacture, as both required precision metal parts. The company’s 1920s manual boasts that its product is “extremely simple in construction and operation, there being only 692 parts as opposed to 2,000 or 3,000 in the ordinary machine.” was manufacturing portable folding typewriters popular with journalists and home users. The serial number 640285 dates this typewriter to 1929, when Smith & Corona Typewriters, Inc. ![]() ![]() Our 2019 debut item for Artifact of the Month is this adorable Corona XC-R Yiddish typewriter.
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