{"product_id":"1960s-smith-corona-galaxie-red-orange","title":"1960s Smith-Corona Galaxie — Red \/ Orange","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-(--sticky-padding-top)\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e1960s Smith-Corona Galaxie — Red \/ Orange\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA little bit of \u003cem\u003eBreakfast at Tiffany's\u003c\/em\u003e. A lot of mid-century American design.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eLook at this thing.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRed-orange body. Cream keys. Chrome. Curves.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe Smith-Corona Galaxie arrived at the beginning of the 1960s as part of Smith-Corona's new \u003cstrong\u003e6-Series\u003c\/strong\u003e generation of portable typewriters. The Galaxie was designed by industrial designers \u003cstrong\u003eDavid O. Chase and Philip H. Stevens\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving Smith-Corona a distinctly modern look for the new decade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis particular Smith-Corona color has a starring role in one of the most iconic films of the 1960s.  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe typewriter used by Paul Varjak in \u003cem\u003eBreakfast at Tiffany's\u003c\/em\u003e was a 1960 Smith-Corona Galaxie in the same Hunter Red!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/4767\/files\/breakfasttype009.jpg?v=1790119101\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nThis one has the happy scratch patina of many stories told well, yet still holds up as a beautiful and functional machine.  Look at the writing sample - it types super well and smoothly.  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eSmith-Corona had been refining its portable typewriters for decades, and the Galaxie represented the company's move into a new generation of lighter, more colorful and distinctly modern machines.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe early Galaxies retained the solid mechanical character that made Smith-Corona portables so popular while introducing a fresh 1960s aesthetic. The result is a machine that feels surprisingly contemporary even more than sixty years later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Original 1960 user manual is included.  So is the original hardshell case - but it needs a new latch.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis machine has been fully serviced, new ribbon installed, and tested - ready for use right out of the box. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frivolous Dry Goods","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49038258733310,"sku":null,"price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/4767\/files\/1960_sSmithCoronaGalaxieRedOrangeTOP.jpg?v=1790119099","url":"https:\/\/paperseahorse.com\/products\/1960s-smith-corona-galaxie-red-orange","provider":"The Paper Seahorse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}