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1935 Olympia Filia Serial # 45520 1935 Olympia Filia typewriter, Serial # 45520 Brian Decker's 1935 Olympia Filia typewriter. 2026-09-07 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Brian Decker: 1935 Olympia Filia Serial # 45520 2026-SEP-07 Update. I created this gallery prior to making the arrangement with Trudy Meakin Rogers to document her father's collection on TWDB. I am updating this gallery to reflect that it is part of the Mike Meakin collection, to add links to the Mike Meakin gallery thread, and to replace the images with better versions (jpeg processed from the eBay webp files, rather than snips).

This typewriter is from the Mike Meakin collection. Mike was the owner of Abacus Office Machines in Spokane, WA, which he started in 1961. Mike retired in 1992, leaving the operation of the business to his children. In addition to running a successful office machine business, Mike was an avid typewriter and adding machine collector, whose collection grew to over 450 machines over time. Mike passed away in 2025, and his children are now gradually selling off his collection. His daughter, Trudy, has graciously allowed me to create TWDB galleries for Mike's machines, to add to our knowledge base.

2026-JUN-07. I checked for this one on eBay again, after working on my own Filia today and finding some mechanical issues. This one sold on eBay this morning, 6/7/26. Looking at the images I captured for this gallery, I see that it has a card guide, whereas my slightly earlier one, #31544, does not.

2026-JUN-01, Original Gallery Creation. This is a listing for a Filia "A" model located in the USA, with an image of the serial number provided. I am posting this gallery only because it's a bit unusual to find a Filia in the USA, and because I recently purchased a Filia (also located in the USA) on eBay; see linked gallery. A quick search on "Olympia Filia" today resulted in five listings for actual machines: The subject of this gallery, and four others, all located in Europe (three in France, two part of the Hunter Collection; and one in Spain); none of the European listings show or indicate the serial number.

For the subject machine of this gallery, I am assuming the number on the paper sticker on the underside is actually the serial number, as my #31544 does not have such a sticker, but rather, the S/N is engraved on sheet metal under the ribbon cover. The subject of this gallery is being listed by the "squirtrudy" seller for a much lower ask price than previously. In fact, if I were in the market for another Filia (I am not), at $125, this would cost me less than the one I did get. It seems to type well, but it has its share of rust, so maybe it's a wash.

1935 Olympia Filia #45520

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 06-01-2026 at 04:16PM
Last Edit: 09-07-2026 at 10:16AM

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2026-SEP-07 Update. I created this gallery prior to making the arrangement with Trudy Meakin Rogers to document her father's collection on TWDB. I am updating this gallery to reflect that it is part of the Mike Meakin collection, to add links to the Mike Meakin gallery thread, and to replace the images with better versions (jpeg processed from the eBay webp files, rather than snips).

This typewriter is from the Mike Meakin collection. Mike was the owner of Abacus Office Machines in Spokane, WA, which he started in 1961. Mike retired in 1992, leaving the operation of the business to his children. In addition to running a successful office machine business, Mike was an avid typewriter and adding machine collector, whose collection grew to over 450 machines over time. Mike passed away in 2025, and his children are now gradually selling off his collection. His daughter, Trudy, has graciously allowed me to create TWDB galleries for Mike's machines, to add to our knowledge base.

2026-JUN-07. I checked for this one on eBay again, after working on my own Filia today and finding some mechanical issues. This one sold on eBay this morning, 6/7/26. Looking at the images I captured for this gallery, I see that it has a card guide, whereas my slightly earlier one, #31544, does not.

2026-JUN-01, Original Gallery Creation. This is a listing for a Filia "A" model located in the USA, with an image of the serial number provided. I am posting this gallery only because it's a bit unusual to find a Filia in the USA, and because I recently purchased a Filia (also located in the USA) on eBay; see linked gallery. A quick search on "Olympia Filia" today resulted in five listings for actual machines: The subject of this gallery, and four others, all located in Europe (three in France, two part of the Hunter Collection; and one in Spain); none of the European listings show or indicate the serial number.

For the subject machine of this gallery, I am assuming the number on the paper sticker on the underside is actually the serial number, as my #31544 does not have such a sticker, but rather, the S/N is engraved on sheet metal under the ribbon cover. The subject of this gallery is being listed by the "squirtrudy" seller for a much lower ask price than previously. In fact, if I were in the market for another Filia (I am not), at $125, this would cost me less than the one I did get. It seems to type well, but it has its share of rust, so maybe it's a wash.

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Front view, paper inserted.
Front view, paper inserted.

Keyboard.
Keyboard.

Paper table and type basket.
Paper table and type basket.

Type slugs.
Type slugs.

Filia "F" decal.
Filia "F" decal.

Right view.
Right view.

Back view.
Back view.

Left view.
Left view.

Underside view.
Underside view.

Underside close-up, showing serial number sticker.
Underside close-up, showing serial number sticker.

Underside view, showing some of the rust on the machine.
Underside view, showing some of the rust on the machine.

Main eBay listing.
Main eBay listing.

Underside, mostly full view.
Underside, mostly full view.

eBay main listing page, showing sold status.
eBay main listing page, showing sold status.

eBay sold listing page.
eBay sold listing page.

Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)

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My interest in typewriters started in 1997, when I was in graduate school at the University of Georgia. I purchased and read Darryl Rehr's book, joined ETC, and started reaching out to known collectors. I had several email interchanges with Richard Polt dating from that period. I also bought some of my first machines from Bob Aubert, and visited him at his home twice. After marriage and relocation to New England, I continued visiting antique shops and eBay, until other priorities put my typewriter hobby on hiatus around 2008.

In late 2024, I started up again, working on my machines and having some of them serviced professionally by New England Typewriter (NET) LLC (Merrimack, NH), until they closed their doors in December of 2025. Since mid-2025, I have been adding to my collection again, first with a Hermes 3000 purchase from NET, then with various auctions and purchases on eBay, when I find something that catches my eye.


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