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1957 Olympia SG1 Serial # 7-199895 1957 Olympia SG1 typewriter, Serial # 7-199895 Brian Decker's 1957 Olympia SG1 typewriter. 2025-12-14 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Brian Decker: 1957 Olympia SG1 Serial # 7-199895 This is the earliest typewriter acquisition for me that is still in my collection. I picked this up on July 18, 1998, at Southern Antiques in Athens, GA, for $25.00, including any sales tax. It has Elite (12 CPI) typeface and 46 keys, some of the additional keys apparently being for math & science (probably physics and/or chemistry specifically). This machine has not been serviced since I have owned it. I aspire to refurbish it, replace the rubber bits, and find the often missing paper rest (which this one is missing, obviously), as well as a carriage return assembly, as this one is pretty corroded, with the plating missing and flaking off the return lever.

1957 Olympia SG1 #7-199895

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 12-14-2025 at 10:21AM
Last Edit: 12-14-2025 at 10:24AM

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This is the earliest typewriter acquisition for me that is still in my collection. I picked this up on July 18, 1998, at Southern Antiques in Athens, GA, for $25.00, including any sales tax. It has Elite (12 CPI) typeface and 46 keys, some of the additional keys apparently being for math & science (probably physics and/or chemistry specifically). This machine has not been serviced since I have owned it. I aspire to refurbish it, replace the rubber bits, and find the often missing paper rest (which this one is missing, obviously), as well as a carriage return assembly, as this one is pretty corroded, with the plating missing and flaking off the return lever.

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Front with cover removed.
Front with cover removed.

Keyboard.
Keyboard.

Right Quadrant.
Right Quadrant.

Right.
Right.

Back.
Back.

Back Badge.
Back Badge.

Back Placard.
Back Placard.

Left.
Left.

Serial Number.
Serial Number.

Typing Sample.
Typing Sample.

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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