PreservedUpdated 9/24/2026
Corona Silent Portable Typewriter
Made by L.C. Smith & Coronac. 1940Los Angeles, California
A mid-century Corona Silent portable — the class of machine the collector began with at nineteen and has described as the gateway to a 250-plus-machine collection (NPR, The Guardian). Manual portables of this era built the twentieth century's correspondence.
Provenance
c. 1940
Manufactured by L.C. Smith & Corona
attributed
2017
Collection and its origins documented by NPR on the publication of 'Uncommon Type'
confirmed
2026
Digitally preserved in Relic
confirmed
Current Custodian
Los Angeles, California
Access Matrix
- Digital viewingpublic
- Additional photographsby request
- Remote video inspectionavailable
- Research visitowner approval
- Temporary research loancase by_case
- Museum exhibition loanavailable
- Scientific samplingnot permitted
- Commercial licensingcontact owner
Record Metadata
CategoryIndustrial Design
MaterialsSteel and cast body, enamel finish, rubber platen
Dimensions31 × 29 × 12 cm
ConditionOperational; platen renewed
Digital Record
24 high-res images (8,192 × 6,144)
3D Mesh / Photogrammetry
Precise digital measurements
Doc. Score: 84/100Scanned 8/30/2026
Cite this object
Relic Archive. (c. 1940). Corona Silent Portable Typewriter [Object record]. Relic Object RL-1940-007031.