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1957 Olympia SM3 Serial # 1123483 1957 Olympia SM3 typewriter, Serial # 1123483 Zachary Thompson's 1957 Olympia SM3 typewriter. 2026-07-14 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Zachary Thompson: 1957 Olympia SM3 Serial # 1123483 Same owner as the Remington Model 1 that I kept. Unknown ownership history. Likely purchased as a project, or even as a used machine. Olympia portables are relatively common in the Twin Cities metro. It cleaned up well. I replaced the rubber washers over the feet. Made this a gift to a faithful correspondent in Indianapolis. Types in standard Pica.

1957 Olympia SM3 #1123483

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Hunter: Zachary Thompson (zkthompson)
Created: 07-14-2026 at 12:08PM
Last Edit: 07-14-2026 at 12:11PM

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Same owner as the Remington Model 1 that I kept. Unknown ownership history. Likely purchased as a project, or even as a used machine. Olympia portables are relatively common in the Twin Cities metro. It cleaned up well. I replaced the rubber washers over the feet. Made this a gift to a faithful correspondent in Indianapolis. Types in standard Pica.

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Hunter: Zachary Thompson (zkthompson)

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