1956 Olympia SG1 #7-165888
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Geir Kihle Hanssen (Teioch)
Created: 05-06-2022 at 06:56AM
Last Edit: 05-06-2022 at 06:56AM
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Description:
A nice SG 1 with a narrower carriage than one usually finds. Variant "Super de Luxe" with all the bells and whistles. Shift needs some work as the right one doesn't depress far enough down to align the capital letter properly, and the left side sometimes triggers the escapement.
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Hunter: Geir Kihle Hanssen (Teioch)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
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I am a Norwegian fellow who enjoys tinkering and fixing up typewriters. One day I decided I wanted a typewriter to write letters on. I bought one that turned out not to work. I got annoyed and decided I should be able to figure out what was wrong and fix it. I did it, but the rush of successfully mending such an intricate machine was like a drug. I wanted more. I decided I would try to buy non-functioning, but pretty machines, fix them and sell them before repeating the process. What I didn't expect was that I would fall in love with the machines I fix so now I suddenly find myself a bit of a collector.
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