1959 Olympia SM3 #13771471
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
Created: 10-01-2022 at 07:04PM
Last Edit: 10-01-2022 at 07:07PM
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Description:
I got this green 1959 Olympia SM-3 from a seller in Bristol, PA in August of 2022. It was a dirty mess when I got it, from the nephew of the original owner, who suspected his uncle was a spy. He was secretive and spoke a half-dozen East European languages while deployed in West Berlin, while his formal job title was Head Translator for the Department of Agriculture. He also etched his name on the machine and on a paper inside the case.
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Hunter: Mark Schrad (MLSchrad)
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Professor of Political Science and Director of Russian Area Studies at Villanova University. Writes about alcohol politics, Russia, and international law when not refurbishing old typewriters.
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