by Richard Polt | Oct 30, 2025 | L. C. Smith
My heart sank when I saw this machine. A retired colleague found it in her garage. She believed it once belonged to her father. Could I restore it?Well—I did.Here’s how.First, a few more views of the condition of this poor thing when it arrived:Makes my...
by Richard Polt | Sep 30, 2025 | L. C. Smith
A retired colleague has unearthed her father’s L.C. Smith and wants me to restore it. I think it dates from around 1920, but at the moment the serial number is covered in rust and dust, like most of the machine. Can I get it typing and working? Stay tuned....
by Richard Polt | Jun 17, 2018 | L. C. Smith
Mr. E knows my mind. He was the only one to guess which typewriter I selected yesterday. An early L.C. Smith with an intact paper table decal for $45 is a good deal. What you can’t see in the photo is that everything was working, and typing just felt good....
