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1959 Olympia SG1 Serial # 7-439203 1959 Olympia SG1 typewriter, Serial # 7-439203 Carl Clark's 1959 Olympia SG1 typewriter. 2018-02-01 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Carl Clark: 1959 Olympia SG1 Serial # 7-439203 This SG1 was a shopgoodwill.com find - I paid $22.98 plus shipping and tax, which worked out to a little over $50 (not uncommon for a remote typewriter purchase to result in paying more for shipping than for the machine, especially with a standard typewriter). I have to commend Goodwill Industries of the Sacramento Valley for a great packing job - it's a crapshoot when buying online from non-typewriter people, and they came through with a well-padded, enormous box.

It's not perfect, but everything works and works well - no sticking keys, paper injector is fine, no dents or dings, just some cleaning I could stand to do when I get some time. The removable carriage makes it easy to get inside and clean, but be careful when detaching or re-attaching - I bobbled mine and overextended (for lack of a better term) one of the plastic card guides, breaking a spring, which has since been replaced.

This one has the Senatorial or "Robot" typeface, which is supposed to be rare, but I've run into it quite frequently - this SG1, a parts SG1 that I had for a while, and my SM4 all had this same font.

Overall, it's a beast to move and imposing to have on my desk, but a joy to use, like any really good standard typewriter. And a steal for the price!

1959 Olympia SG1 #7-439203

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Carl Clark (cfclark)
Created: 02-01-2018 at 05:38PM
Last Edit: 02-01-2018 at 05:39PM

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This SG1 was a shopgoodwill.com find - I paid $22.98 plus shipping and tax, which worked out to a little over $50 (not uncommon for a remote typewriter purchase to result in paying more for shipping than for the machine, especially with a standard typewriter). I have to commend Goodwill Industries of the Sacramento Valley for a great packing job - it's a crapshoot when buying online from non-typewriter people, and they came through with a well-padded, enormous box.

It's not perfect, but everything works and works well - no sticking keys, paper injector is fine, no dents or dings, just some cleaning I could stand to do when I get some time. The removable carriage makes it easy to get inside and clean, but be careful when detaching or re-attaching - I bobbled mine and overextended (for lack of a better term) one of the plastic card guides, breaking a spring, which has since been replaced.

This one has the Senatorial or "Robot" typeface, which is supposed to be rare, but I've run into it quite frequently - this SG1, a parts SG1 that I had for a while, and my SM4 all had this same font.

Overall, it's a beast to move and imposing to have on my desk, but a joy to use, like any really good standard typewriter. And a steal for the price!

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