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Smith
Corona Typewriter Ribbons and Correction
Selecting the right ribbon for
your Smith Corona Typewriters
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Smith Corona, also known as SCM
or LC Smith, began manufacturing typewriters in the late 1800’s,
and they are still in the typewriter business today. They
started with the manual typebar typewriter, and then they added
an electric motor and presto! They introduced their version of
the electric typewriter in 1955, followed by the electric
portable typewriter in 1957. The full-sized electric typewriter
was in direct competition with the IBM typewriter and lost the
race, but the SCM portable typewriter became America’s favorite
typewriter. When electronic typewriters were introduced, Smith
Corona continued to be the leader in the portable typewriter
industry with their Typetronic and Memory-Correct models.
Typewriters with daisy wheels or printwheels that offered
self-correction features were the most amazing thing that
typists had ever seen, and Smith Corona kept on going.
Through
the years, Smith Corona developed new ways to improve the ease
of operating their typewriters, including the introduction of
the power carriage return in 1960, and the first removable
cartridge ribbon in 1973. In 1985, the Smith Corona Personal
Word Processor debuted. Personal Word Processors allowed the
typist to store their documents and reprint with just one
keystroke. They offered memory storage just like a computer but
could easily be used as a simple typewriter that was always
convenient and easy to operate. They continued to manufacture
their own machines until they could no longer compete with
imports and they started offering foreign electronic typewriters
under the SCM or Smith Corona brand.
Changing
typewriter ribbon manufacturers has created problems for
typewriter owners in selecting the correct supplies for their
machine, because the supply manufacturer is unknown. This page
was created to assist Smith Corona Typewriter owners that need
additional information to find the correct printwheel,
daisywheel, lift-off correction tape, correctable film ribbon,
old spool ribbon, cartridge ribbon, and other supplies for their
Smith Corona Typewriter.
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This is a ½ inch wide, black,
or black and red, nylon ribbon on a 2 3/8” diameter spool. This
ribbon fits the early LC Smith and SCM Standard Office
Typewriter.
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This nylon ribbon set the bar
for many early typewriters both standard upright, and portable.
The ribbon is ½” wide and available in black, black and red, or
black and white, on a 2” diameter spool. Some of the models that
use this ribbon are Smith Corona Super Sterling, Electra,
Galaxie, Sears, and more.
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This nylon ribbon is ½” wide,
available in black, black and red, or black and white, on a 1
1/2” diameter spool. Some of the models that use this ribbon are
Super Sterling, Skywriter, Zephyr, and more.
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This was Smith Corona’s
cartridge ribbon for the first Ultrasonic and Typetronic
electronic typewriters introduced by SCM. It was manufactured in
nylon fabric, correctable film, or one time film and can be used
with cover up correction spool or lift off correction spool as
illustrated next.
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This correction spool covers
up mistakes on all types of paper for the Smith Corona
Ultrasonic and Typetronic Typewriters.
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This correction spool only works with the Correctable film
ribbon for the Ultrasonic and Typetronic Typewriters.
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This side loading cartridge ribbon is used in models Coronomatic,
2200, 2100, 2500, 7000, 8000, and more.
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These old time Cover-Up Correction Tabs work with all typewriter
ribbons. They are great to use with the Smith Corona Nylon
Ribbon. They are comparable with today’s white out products, but
made to quickly correct typewriter errors. Cover-Up Tabs are
easy to use and do not leave a mess to clean inside your
typewriter.
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The H Series Correctable Film
Cartridge Typewriter Ribbon is Smith Corona's best seller.
There are no ribbons to compare with the quality of the Smith
Corona Brand. These ribbons fit many different electronic
typewriter and word processor models. Some use the cartridge
lift-off correction tape and some use the lift-Off correcting
tape spools.
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Smith Corona Lift-off
Correcting Cassettes are used in many of the "H Series"
Typewriters. Lift-Off Correcting Cassettes make changing
correction ribbons fast and easy.
For use with Correctable Film Black Ribbon H Series Ribbon
Cassettes only.
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Smith Corona Lift-off
Correcting Tape Spools are used in many of the "H Series"
Typewriters. Smith Corona Genuine Brand Lift-Off
Correcting Tape Spools are designed to lift off errors quickly
and cleanly.
For use with Correctable Film Black Ribbon H Series Ribbon
Cartridge only.
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The most recent typewriter
made by Smith Corona is the popular Wordsmith. Genuine Smith
Corona Brand. Correctable Film Black Ribbons give you
unmatched sharpness and clarity for printed text. The generic
ribbons produced just don't compare.
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K Series Smith Corona Lift-Off
Correcting Tape Spools lift off errors quickly and cleanly. Use
only with genuine K Series Correctable Film Black Ribbon
Cartridge.
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