SCM Coronet Super 12 electric typewriter

This is an early 70's I believe SCM (Smith Corona) Coronet Super 12 portable electric typewriter. I bought it last year at a thrift store for the princely sum of $3 including the case. In new condition and working perfectly. This design of the Smith Corona typewriter had been around from the early 60's and was hugely popular in Canada and the USA. I'm not certain if they were sold overseas or not although I would guess so. There were great variations on the theme and many names as they were also sold by department stores etc under the department store logo. As well as being popular they were also somewhat expensive but not so outrageous that the average family couldn't afford one. There were different makers of cheaper machines to be had for people that didn't want to spend quite as much. In fact I was one of them. I had to settle for a Kmart branded Brother semi-electric typewriter which to its credit did work well and lasted. Correction to video; I said the dial on the left side of the keyboard adjusts the touch sensitivity, it actually controls the force the keys strike the paper which was needed back then for making carbon copies. The adjustment for the touch control is underneath the front edge of the typewriter. Per the SCM website the removable cartridge debuted in 1973

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Science & Technology

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• vintage
• scm
• smith
• corona
• coronet
• super
• 12
• electric
• portable
• typewriter
• coronamatic
• cartridge

[mower05]

i have a electic 10 is it a good one? loks alot like this one its a SCM too

[pkguy3]

Yes they were all good machines

[umbra2006]

I have a similar typewriter. :) From the Triumph company. I believe it's german. It works with normal ribbon as well as something quite strange, a plastic very very long ribbon, not reusable. It looks something like a magnetic tape from old computers. I don't have that any more.

[pkguy3]

It is probably a type of "film" ribbon which was generally used for professional looking results because it gives a crisp clean type. Not resuable and they require a specific correction tape as well. When used with the proper correction tape the corrections are virtually invisible as well.. Not like when you use a fabric ribbon.

[OpteronMan]

I just got the same model this morning!

Case, manual, papers and all!

A lady gave it to me because she knew I was interested.

It runs beautifully! I just have to clean it a little. But where do I buy the ink ribbon? It looks very special, the typical spooled ribbon you can get in common office supply stores. But this proprietary cartridge looks hard to find and expensive. Help?

[pkguy3]

If you go on Yahoogroups and look for a group called theportabletypewriterforum

they can tell you.. There is a guy that sells them there iirc. Have you tried Ebay.. I think you can get them on there as well.

[eddiemurphyfan100]

I got a Super 12 that looks just like that with the case and everything! Do you know what year this one's from?

[Yelnnek]

I've got a Super 12, too! It's been through quite a bit, but it's still just as good!

[TheMasterjiujitsu1]

um...question y r u always next 2 your sink???

[JPa311979]

I like the sound of those.

[liechtenstein11]

@OpteronMan can you scan the manual for me, because mine was in my grandmother's garage and it has no manual, my email is rcanty11@yahoo.com. thanks.

[liechtenstein11]

opteronman, could you scan the manual for me? I just found one of these in my grandmother's garage, and it has no manual. If you could somehow email it, or send me a copy, i would be really grateful. thanks.