1045 Brands 3073 Models 19960 Galleries 12247 Typefaces 6273 Patents
Home » Olympia » Plana » 1945 #175760
1945 Olympia Plana Serial # 175760 1945 Olympia Plana typewriter, Serial # 175760 Alex Sandler's 1945 Olympia Plana typewriter. 2015-12-18 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Alex Sandler: 1945 Olympia Plana Serial # 175760 My first personal typewriter, a gift from a friend. This machine worked for decades in the Institute of Marxism-Leninism. It was eventually withdrawn and later given to one of the employees.

Body is made from bakelite, as well as the segment. Originally Latin, with German layout, it was (quite inaccurately) retyped to Russian layout about 1950. Some keytops were broken and reinforced with rings. See also the “ё /” key — it is reversed to match the typeslug.

The typewriter is now in storage due to the lots of issues.

1945 Olympia Plana #175760

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Alex Sandler (sandler)
Created: 12-18-2015 at 04:18AM
Last Edit: 12-18-2015 at 05:03AM


Description:

My first personal typewriter, a gift from a friend. This machine worked for decades in the Institute of Marxism-Leninism. It was eventually withdrawn and later given to one of the employees.

Body is made from bakelite, as well as the segment. Originally Latin, with German layout, it was (quite inaccurately) retyped to Russian layout about 1950. Some keytops were broken and reinforced with rings. See also the “ё /” key — it is reversed to match the typeslug.

The typewriter is now in storage due to the lots of issues.

Typeface Specimen:

Photos:






Hunter: Alex Sandler (sandler)

Alex Sandler's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]

Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 722

Slowly tracking back a complicated history of Soviet typewriters.



RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Olympia Plana on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Olympia Serial Number page and the Olympia Plana By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.