This is a custom made ribbon spool with a new black ink ribbon.

This spool will fit machines such as: Smith Corona Corsair, Smith Corona Deluxe, Smith Corona Zephyr, Empire Corona, Smith Corona Ghia, Smith Corona Skyriter.

We have carefully reproduced these spools and they closely replicate the dimensions of the original spools that are difficult to locate.

Ribbon material: nylon

Ribbon color: Black

Spool diameter: 1 5/8 inches (41 mm)

Ribbon width: 1/2 inches (12.7mm)

Centre hole: 4.5 mm

Please note that these are hand made and there may some minor imperfections, however this will not affect the print quality of the well inked ribbon.

Some interesting information regarding this machine history:

The company originated in 1886, when the Smith Premier Typewriter Company was established by brothers; Lyman Cornelius Smith, Wilbert Smith, Monroe C. Smith and Hurlburt Smith. The brothers created the first machine to use both uppercase and lowercase letters. This was accomplished with a unique feature that made use of a double keyboard. The advertisements "cunningly boasted" that there was "a key for every character!" It is said that Theodore Roosevelt took a Model #2 with him on a big game hunting trip to Africa.

In 1926 just twenty-three years after the original company was founded by the Smith Brothers, a merger took place with the Corona Typewriter Company, and L.C. Smith & Corona Typewriters Inc., was formed. (The name “Corona” was selected for the folding typewriter, because it was derived from a Latin word meaning crown and implying leadership). The Corona portable retained sales leadership through the entire history of portable typewriters. In 1995 Smith-Corona filed for bankruptcy and new management took over. Now they are known as SCM (Smith-Corona Marchant).