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1957 Olympia SM3 Serial # 1000224 1957 Olympia SM3 typewriter, Serial # 1000224 Stephen Hanafin's 1957 Olympia SM3 typewriter. 2021-12-16 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Stephen Hanafin: 1957 Olympia SM3 Serial # 1000224 Picked up from eBay at a good price. This off-white SM3 has glossy paint that has suffered a few scratches over the years, but is still looking pretty good. Its typeface is Congress Pica, which looks great to me. Almost like a proportional spaced typeface. It came with the streamline case and everything works.

Acquired 2021-11-18

1957 Olympia SM3 #1000224

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Stephen Hanafin (st3ph3n)
Created: 11-18-2021 at 07:08PM
Last Edit: 12-16-2021 at 12:46PM

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Description:

Picked up from eBay at a good price. This off-white SM3 has glossy paint that has suffered a few scratches over the years, but is still looking pretty good. Its typeface is Congress Pica, which looks great to me. Almost like a proportional spaced typeface. It came with the streamline case and everything works.

Acquired 2021-11-18

Typeface Specimen:

Photos:

Touch control, under the ribbon cover.
Touch control, under the ribbon cover.

Ribbon cover flipped up. I was surprised to find that there was still felt under there.
Ribbon cover flipped up. I was surprised to find that there was still felt under there.

Segment
Segment

Olympia logo on the ribbon cover.
Olympia logo on the ribbon cover.

Top down view. You can see some of the paint damage on the ribbon cover.
Top down view. You can see some of the paint damage on the ribbon cover.

Congress Pica slugs
Congress Pica slugs

Rear view. Spring-loaded paper rest stowed.
Rear view. Spring-loaded paper rest stowed.

Serial number, underneath the machine by the mainspring.
Serial number, underneath the machine by the mainspring.

Hunter: Stephen Hanafin (st3ph3n)

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