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1960 Optima Elite Super Serial # 1136028 1960 Optima Elite Super typewriter, Serial # 1136028 Mark Rosenzweig's 1960 Optima Elite Super typewriter. 2025-07-12 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Mark Rosenzweig: 1960 Optima Elite Super Serial # 1136028 This typewriter is a variant of the Elite model. It has “Super” printed on the back of the casing and the original test sheet that was included with the typewriter terms it a Super — but I can’t see any obvious distinctions between it and other late Elites. Made in East Germany; “Germany – USSR” is printed on the back of the casing.
The way to work the tabulator is unusual: The tab is set by pressing a key to the left of the space bar, the tab is activated by pressing a similar key to the right of the space bar, while the tab setting is cleared by pressing a key with a minus symbol on the keyboard just below the backspace key. The metal margin-setting knobs are located near the bottom of the carriage rear and are not visible from the front; there’s no scale there to indicate the exact position that the margin is set

1960 Optima Elite Super #1136028

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Mark Rosenzweig (MarkR)
Created: 07-12-2025 at 01:54PM
Last Edit: 07-12-2025 at 01:54PM

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This typewriter is a variant of the Elite model. It has “Super” printed on the back of the casing and the original test sheet that was included with the typewriter terms it a Super — but I can’t see any obvious distinctions between it and other late Elites. Made in East Germany; “Germany – USSR” is printed on the back of the casing.
The way to work the tabulator is unusual: The tab is set by pressing a key to the left of the space bar, the tab is activated by pressing a similar key to the right of the space bar, while the tab setting is cleared by pressing a key with a minus symbol on the keyboard just below the backspace key. The metal margin-setting knobs are located near the bottom of the carriage rear and are not visible from the front; there’s no scale there to indicate the exact position that the margin is set

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I have collected typewriters since the early 1970s. My first collectible machine was a Mignon, but I also had everyday typers then, first a Voss ST-24 and an Olivetti Praxis 48, and then a Hermes 3000 and a Hermes 10. Over the last decade or so, I've turned my focus from early machines (Lambert, Blickensderfer, Hammond, Smith-Premier, etc.) to portables.

Besides typewriters, I also collect staplers and other paper fasteners. In addition, I am a Studebaker car enthusiast, and have had a 1964 Studebaker GT Hawk since 1979.


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