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1958 Olympia SM3 Serial # 1139892 1958 Olympia SM3 typewriter, Serial # 1139892 Robert Dalton's 1958 Olympia SM3 typewriter. 2016-02-28 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Robert Dalton: 1958 Olympia SM3 Serial # 1139892 Gray crinkle paint and brown Bakelite keys with the excellent Congress Pica typeface. Very light touch, a very fast machine working perfectly. The platen is rock hard but allows good imprints even with the low quality nylon ribbon. This machine begs you to use it. My first Olympia but it won't be my last. Came with the curvy wooden case.

1958 Olympia SM3 #1139892

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Robert Dalton (lamadalton)
Created: 02-28-2016 at 10:40PM
Last Edit: 02-28-2016 at 10:49PM


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Gray crinkle paint and brown Bakelite keys with the excellent Congress Pica typeface. Very light touch, a very fast machine working perfectly. The platen is rock hard but allows good imprints even with the low quality nylon ribbon. This machine begs you to use it. My first Olympia but it won't be my last. Came with the curvy wooden case.

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Hunter: Robert Dalton (lamadalton)

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