Smith-Corona

Classic typewriter manufacturer

Smith-Corona was an American typewriter manufacturer, dominant through much of the twentieth century.

The name became nearly synonymous with portable typewriters in homes and offices: She typed her college papers on a Smith-Corona.

The company later produced word processors before fading as computers took over.

Smith-Corona now evokes mid-century typing culture—the clack of keys, carbon paper, correction ribbon.

typewriter

portable

Able to be carried

ribbon · keys · platen · typebar · correction · cartridge · Sterling · Electra · keyboard · tabulator

brand

American

From the U.S.

trademark · vintage · collectible · antique · retro · nostalgia · classic · heritage · discontinued · iconic

era

twentieth-century

Years 1901-2000

analog · mechanical · obsolete · museum · collector · eBay · estate-sale · journalism · newsroom · correspondence

Opposites
technology era

Smith-CoronaMicrosoft Word

Text document application

Apple · IBM PC · MacBook · Google Docs · laptop

market position/fate

Smith-CoronaApple

Cupertino tech giant

Microsoft · IBM · Google · Amazon · Hewlett-Packard

Family

Smith, smiths, smithy, smithies, blacksmith, goldsmith, silversmith, locksmith, gunsmith

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G