1961 Olympia SG1N #7-788313
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
Created: 10-27-2025 at 08:04AM
Last Edit: 10-27-2025 at 08:10AM
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I bought this from Tom Furrier at Cambridge Typewriter as he was about to retire. It was a machine he had on the shelf that had never been refurbished. It reportedly belonged to Robert Bradford, a photojournalist who worked for the Boston Globe and Time/Life, among other places. The typewriter had obviously been a long-time participant in many cigarette-fueled composing sessions, because it was totally gummed up with nicotine and correction dust. I did multiple cleanings and got it back in good working order, and it moved on to a new owner in Vermont. Elite typeface.
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Hunter: Greg Mattesen (CoronaKid)
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I "accidentally" started collecting typwriters in the fall of 2020. After my daughter got one cheap at a junk shop, and hearing that she intended to use it to write some old fashioned snail-mail letters to friends, I decided to get "a" typewriter myself to do the same. The first one was a real lucky break: a pristine 1950 Smith-Corona Sterling in perfect condition. From there I got interested in other brands and in refurbishing dirty and forgotten machines. I've had 65+ typewriters at this point, passing many along to excited new owners to keep my collection hovering around 20 machines.
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