1926 LC Smith & Bros No.8 Typewriter

Description

Lyman Cornelius Smith (1850 - 1910) and his brothers originally started the Smith-Premier Typewriter Company, but, because of legal constraints, they were forced to sever ties with that company and start another. In 1903 The L.C. Smith & Brothers Typewriter Company was incorporated in the State of New York. By 1904 the company began producing model Nos.1 & 2 which would eventually lead to the very similar No.8. What the No.5 model was to the Underwood typewriter company and the No.10 to Royal, so was the No.8 to L.C. Smith & Bros... it was the cornerstone of their business. No.8's were produced concurrently with model Nos. 3 - 7 for a few years before the old style was phased out. The major innovation of the No.8's over L.C. Smith's first couple models was the application of ball bearing in the type-bar mechanisms. A decimal tabulator was also incorporated. No.8's, like their predecessors, were traditional front- strike standard typewriters with single-shift, four-row keyboards. Lastly, No.8s made before 1928, had exposed frames while the latter were enclosed. The L.C. Smith & Bros. factory was located in Syracuse, New York.
This is a fully functional typing, working and usable typewriter. This is a 19
26
year model (A
lmost
100 years old!).