1957 Olympia SM3 #996458
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Ursula Sadiq (Ursula)
Created: 09-04-2023 at 11:40AM
Last Edit: 09-04-2023 at 11:43AM
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Description:
The first typewriter I actually spent $ on $25! It's a German made Olympia SM 3 from 1957. It was found in an abandoned storage unit, or so the lady who sold it to me said when I picked it up at the local Taco Bell. The platen is hard, the ribbon lift sometimes doesn't return to resting between characters, the A key sometimes sticks, and I need to adjust the shift lock height. Despite all this it types really well. Once I figure out how to rehab the case, I expect it will become one of my primary road machines.
Typeface Specimen:
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Photos:
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Hunter: Ursula Sadiq (Ursula)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 155
So it was the winter of 2023 and I found three typewriters in my basement. (I knew they were there, but I hadn't thought about them in years). So I pulled them out and fell in love with all things manual typewriter. In short order my aunt gifted me 2 more, a cousin set 3 my way, various friends were happy to unload typewriters from their attics & garages to my Home for Wayward Typewriters. ... So now, spring of 2023 I have a collection of 13 typewriters, in various stages of functionality, I have intent to fix them all, starting any day now. . . meanwhile, I am learning and documenting and dreaming
RESEARCH NOTE: When researching the Olympia SM3 on a computer with lots of screen real estate, you may find that launching the Olympia Serial Number page and the Olympia SM3 By Model/Year/Serial page in new browser windows can give you interesting perspectives on changes throughout the model series.