Posted 2 years ago
AnythingOb…
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Here's what was in that plastic case that looked like it held a typewriter -- and surprise surprise, its a TYPEWRITER?!! <lol>
The Smith-Corona CORONAMATIC electric one that is, which seems like its main "feature" was an easily changeable ink/ribbon cartridge thing that'd pop out of its side...maybe there were different colored ones available or something, I haven't researched it to find out. Its top cover has become cracked in two (and generally discolored??) but otherwise the machine seems intact, I also haven't tried to plug it in to see if it still works.
Guessing it is late 70's-early 80's. Come to think of it, it seems like **lots** of the high-tech gadgets back then (of whatever variety) featured 'pop-out cartridges' for something or other, didn't they...??? <giggle>
AnythingObscure, Dude, you know a list of patent numbers like that is like a box of assorted chocolates to me:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3181681/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3270851/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3308916/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3342299/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3482671/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3643777/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3643778/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3777871/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3799315/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3804227/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3814231/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3823806/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3830351/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3833101/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3957150/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3996812/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/US4156573/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/USD231316/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/USD231317/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/USD232583/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/USD232585/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/USD234057/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/USD237217/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/USD237747/en
So about the oldest this typewriter could be is 1979, right?
As to 'pop out' cartridges:
https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/99404/is-there-an-explanation-for-the-use-of-tapes-in-star-trek