1960 Olympia Monica #1850749
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Sebastian Kleinschmidt (SebastianKleinschmidt)
Created: 01-01-2021 at 12:39PM
Last Edit: 01-08-2021 at 09:14AM
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Description:
I got this typewriter along with two others from my girlfriend's grandmother (12/31/2020). It was really dirty but cleaned up nicely. It still has some paint issues and nicotine stains, which I'll have to remove in the future but that is just the aesthetics. Otherwise it is a really great typewriter and the first Olympia I really like. The typing action feels soft but not fuzzy and even the carriage shift isn't too heavy. I can definitely understand now why people like Olympias.
I might have to reconsider using my SM2 now. Maybe it just needs some more cleaning?
I also own the case but that's not yet cleaned.
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Hunter: Sebastian Kleinschmidt (SebastianKleinschmidt)
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I'm a typewriter collector from Germany and interested in various kinds of brands and types from pre- and post-WW2, particularly focusing on Seidel & Naumann (Ideal & Erika), Triumph-Adler and Smith-Corona (my favourite brand!), although I own some other brands and am looking at some others (Underwood, Remington). I particularly like portables, my favourite pre-WW2 typewriter being the Erika 5 and my favourite post-WW2 typewriter being my Smith-Corona Silent-Super.
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