Description
Black and white 9 3/4″ x 13 1/4″ ad that is for the Smith-Corona – First Electric Portable Typewriters. This ad has a picture of this amazing typewriter, there under the headline “Smith-Corona – Electric fingers”. The smaller headline says that it is “The portable that makes all your hours of typing easier, faster”. Looking at the ad text, it asks if you are “Still writing longhand? Try our new Smith-Corona electric portable. And watch your fingers fly. Almost as fast as you can think. You’ll be amazed how good you can be. Dash off longer letters. Breeze through executive reports. If you’re a student, write letter-perfect themes. With our 5 automatic repeat actions, one light tap ripples off a line of….’s, —-‘s, _____’s, xxxx’s or XXXX’s. You can power-space like lightning. And, with our special Changeable Type Bars, you don’t have to stop and write in math, language and other symbols by hand. The price makes a Smith-Corona electric even more portable. You’ll want to carry one right home. And do all your writing almost as easily as using the telephone. Except your fingers do the talking”.
Source: March 10, 1967 Life magazine.
