1961 Tower Constellation

This typewriter is essentially a Smith-Corona Silent Super, with a twelve inch carriage. The slight discoloration is from a late-1970s dealer decal from ABC Typewriter, in West Seattle. The fact that the decal was from West Seattle makes me think that my Constellation could have been purchased at the First and Lander location, which is the oldest (still operating at its original location) Sears store in the United States.

Generally, a two-tone color scheme like the one above is accomplished by multiple parts (like on my Constellation II). However, this one was masked and painted.

I bought this typewriter at La Galeria Antiques, in downtown Tacoma after selling two other machines. This typewriter had tempted me for two years, but the price wasn't right until yesterday. It comes in a space-age case, which is vinyl-covered aluminum:

The pattern on this case reminds me of strange linoleum

Another way I can tell that this typewriter is basically a Silent Super is the case: inside the case is the same mechanism that anchors it into the case. This mechanism resembles a crossbow, and is easily removed with a lever, turning it into a suitcase. (The carriage on this typewriter is basically that of the twelve-inch version of the Silent Super) The name for the Silent-Super is the "Holiday Case." For some reason, the name of this typewriter is printed behind the margins.