Description
Black and white 10″ x 13 3/4″ ad that wants you to buy a Smith-Corona Portable Typewriter. The ad starts out with the headline saying “Learn to type – free when you buy a ’68 Smith-Corona Portable“ and, below this, it shows the typewriter along with typing courses that you would get with the typewriter. The next headline says that “It’s easy – with our 10-day Touch-Typing Course”. Then, the text tells us that “This is our Coronet Electric Portable. It’s a fully-equipped electric at an economy price. Shown with it is the Smith-Corona 10-Day Touch-Typing Course. Five LP records along with a book if illustrated instructions that make learning to type easy. Until June 30, this course is yours free with any Smith-Corona Portable, except the Corsair. Think about it: if you buy another brand of typewriter, all you get is a typewriter. Buy a Smith-Corona and you get a typewriter and typing lessons. All for the price of a typewriter. No matter what portable you choose – from our economy manuals to our top-of-the-line electrics – you’ll be getting a typewriter that’s built to run smooth and easy. Built to last. And from now until June 30, the 10-Day Touch-Typing Course is yours for the asking at all participating Smith-Corona dealers. Stop in soon and take a look at some good portables. A Smith-Corona Portable can put you on the road to easy typing”.
Source: May 24, 1968 Life magazine.
