1958 Olympia SM3 #1122456
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
Created: 08-18-2025 at 06:08AM
Last Edit: 08-18-2025 at 06:10AM
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Description:
One of the most derelict typewriters I've purchased, this Olympia nonetheless cleaned up and functions well now that it's cleaned up. Although the green seems to be very common, it's the first one I've encountered in the wild.
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Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 1189
I "accidentally" started collecting typwriters in the fall of 2020. After my daughter got one cheap at a junk shop, and hearing that she intended to use it to write some old fashioned snail-mail letters to friends, I decided to get "a" typewriter myself to do the same. The first one was a real lucky break: a pristine 1950 Smith-Corona Sterling in perfect condition. From there I got interested in other brands and in refurbishing dirty and forgotten machines. I've had 65+ typewriters at this point, passing many along to excited new owners to keep my collection hovering around 20 machines.
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