L. C. Smith and Corona Typewriters
of Aldwych, London, the British arm of an American company.
See also L. C. Smith and Brothers Typewriter Co
1903 L. C. Smith and Bros Typewriter Co was established in Syracuse, NY.
1909 Standard Typewriter Co formed in Groton, New York
1914 Standard's name was changed to Corona Typewriter Co.
1926 L. C. Smith (the ball bearing office machine) and Corona Typewriters (the personal writing machine) joined forces[1]
1958 Smith-Corona and Marchant Inc merged as Smith-Corona Marchant Inc
1958 Smith-Corona Marchant acquired British Typewriters[2]
1964 Name changed to SCM Corporation. Agreement with Ozalid to sell SCM electrostatic copiers in Britain, supported by Smith Corona (G.B.) and the Ozalid Group[3]
1977 Acquired the British Olivetti factory in Glasgow.[4]
1982 SCM Typewriters, announced the closure of its Glasgow factory.[5]
1986 SCM, a typewriters, chemicals and paints conglomerate based in USA, was acquired by Hanson Industries[6]
See Also
Sources of Information
- History of Smith-Corona Marchant [1]