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1959 Olympia SM3 Serial # 1406731 1959 Olympia SM3 typewriter, Serial # 1406731 Brian Decker's 1959 Olympia SM3 typewriter. 2025-12-29 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Brian Decker: 1959 Olympia SM3 Serial # 1406731 I found this Olympia SM3 for $20 at the New Hampshire Antique Co-op in Milford, NH, on February 24, 2001. It was sold and/or serviced not too far away, in Lawrence, MA, as the dealer plate on the back indicates. In a discussion with Matt Snyder of New England Typewriter LLC, he said he saw another typewriter come through with that same dealer plate. The machine is in very good condition and types well; it has an 11-CPI typeface. I had the platen and feed rollers re-surfaced by Ames Supply Co. in April of 2008. In 2025, I purchased a set of (3-D printed, TPV) replacement feet online. I also found a set new feet for the case. Finally, I replaced the rubber spacers at the body-frame attachment points. The plastic card holders were cracked, but I was able to source replacements through Mr. & Mrs. Typewriter in the UK.

1959 Olympia SM3 #1406731

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)
Created: 12-29-2025 at 08:08PM
Last Edit: 12-29-2025 at 08:12PM

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I found this Olympia SM3 for $20 at the New Hampshire Antique Co-op in Milford, NH, on February 24, 2001. It was sold and/or serviced not too far away, in Lawrence, MA, as the dealer plate on the back indicates. In a discussion with Matt Snyder of New England Typewriter LLC, he said he saw another typewriter come through with that same dealer plate. The machine is in very good condition and types well; it has an 11-CPI typeface. I had the platen and feed rollers re-surfaced by Ames Supply Co. in April of 2008. In 2025, I purchased a set of (3-D printed, TPV) replacement feet online. I also found a set new feet for the case. Finally, I replaced the rubber spacers at the body-frame attachment points. The plastic card holders were cracked, but I was able to source replacements through Mr. & Mrs. Typewriter in the UK.

Typeface Specimen:

Photos:

Front oblique angle - paper rest extended.
Front oblique angle - paper rest extended.

Right quadrant.
Right quadrant.

Right.
Right.

Back.
Back.

Bottom.
Bottom.

Serial number.
Serial number.

Left.
Left.

Left quadrant.
Left quadrant.

In case with receipt.
In case with receipt.

Receipt.
Receipt.

Front with typing sample inserted.
Front with typing sample inserted.

Typing sample.
Typing sample.

Hunter: Brian Decker (bkdecker66)

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My interest in typewriters started in 1997, when I was in graduate school at the University of Georgia. I purchased and read Darryl Rehr's book, joined ETC, and started reaching out to known collectors. I had several email interchanges with Richard Polt dating from that period. I also bought some of my first machines from Bob Aubert, and visited him at his home twice. After marriage and relocation to New England, I continued visiting antique shops and eBay, until other priorities put my typewriter hobby on hiatus around 2008. I still have my collection of around 57 machines, and now I have a renewed interest in getting some of them in good working and cosmetic order.


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