Corona Clipper history

When the second world war started in 1942, Smith-Corona helped by producing, bomb fuses, portable cipher machines, ammunition, and bolt-action rifles.

During the postwar years, the company worked to meet the challenge of the newest technology, the electric typewriter, which began to dominate the market in 1948.

In 1955, Smith-Corona introduced an electric typewriter for the office.

1957 First electric portables hit the market and are a huge hit of hollywood starlets and consumers alike.

1973 Coronamatic Cartridge was introduced.

By 1974, Smith-Corona had become a division of Kleinschmidt and had ceased to manufacture manual and electric standard office typewriters, concentrating instead on portable machines and compact electric typewriters.

In 1985 Smith Corona was incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of SCM Corp., and the following year, the London-based conglomerate, Hanson PLC, acquired SMC Corp.

In 1989, Smith Corona led the personal word processor (PWP) market.

In April 1991, the company introduced a seven-model line of PCs called Simply Smart.

In 1992, Smith Corona introduced the PC340 as its top-of-the-line word processor.

In October 1994, the company reported that its fiscal first quarter profit had decreased 70 percent.

After two bankruptcies, Smith Corona returned to operation in 2010 as a thermal paper manufacturing company.