tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272688866536964117.post3141718083047962177..comments2024-03-27T11:12:16.999-07:00Comments on Backspace does not erase: Corona 3 'automatic'RobertGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01841652527282627317noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272688866536964117.post-28313877602913206102013-05-27T17:03:17.103-07:002013-05-27T17:03:17.103-07:00Ahh yes, the U5 is deservedly a great machine, and...Ahh yes, the U5 is deservedly a great machine, and plentiful. For a full-size standard, it's tall, but the footprint on a U5 is actually smaller than many portables.<br /><br />I keep thinking about picking up a Corona 3, they seem to pop up quite often, but I'll probably end up picking the tiny Underwood 3-back portable instead. The examples I've seen seem more solidly built than the Corona 3's.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272688866536964117.post-2995322482488100322013-05-26T11:18:09.483-07:002013-05-26T11:18:09.483-07:00It is! Even family finds it "wel grappig"...It is! Even family finds it "wel grappig". Quite a special little machine; now officially so :-)<br /><br />Haven't seen a U5 myself yet but am curious (hm, best stick to 30-ies portables...).RobertGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01841652527282627317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272688866536964117.post-9999263696590579302013-05-25T03:46:06.549-07:002013-05-25T03:46:06.549-07:00It's a beautiful machine! I used one a week ag...It's a beautiful machine! I used one a week ago and like you I couldn't believe how small it really is. You see them online, but that's totally different. (Also, the Underwood 5 also is smaller than I thought it would be. Funny things, expectations.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272688866536964117.post-33537545898498535792013-05-25T03:35:33.993-07:002013-05-25T03:35:33.993-07:00Corona portfolio even more complex and weird than ...Corona portfolio even more complex and weird than I thought (keeping 1 product for so long, even after the Zephyr was introduced). Then Corona made both auto and non-auto models in parallel for some time? <br /><br />The images of the two gorgeous Specials at Robert Messenger's blog show them with the knobs (and lettered as 'special'), made me think the auto-reverse was a late addition.RobertGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01841652527282627317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272688866536964117.post-67503228472606223612013-05-25T02:49:48.031-07:002013-05-25T02:49:48.031-07:00Actually, the automatic reverse was added in 1922....Actually, the automatic reverse was added in 1922. I have two machines from 1922 - one that is auto, one that is not. The one that is not, is a lower serial number. <br /><br />Also, just to make things interesting - your machine is the 'special', The texturing around the Corona decal is a bit of a give-away that its the 'special' model, and was constructed parallel to Corona producing the Corona 4. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.com