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1961 Olympia SM4 Serial # 1784702 1961 Olympia SM4 typewriter, Serial # 1784702 Mary Echevarria's 1961 Olympia SM4 typewriter. 2024-03-23 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Mary Echevarria: 1961 Olympia SM4 Serial # 1784702 SM4 with a carriage that wouldn't catch on the left side. The escapement rack was loose on the left side. I tightened it down and the typewriter is working fine now.

1961 Olympia SM4 #1784702

Status: Sightings
Hunter: Mary Echevarria (Mech)
Created: 03-23-2024 at 08:12AM
Last Edit: 03-23-2024 at 08:14AM


Description:

SM4 with a carriage that wouldn't catch on the left side. The escapement rack was loose on the left side. I tightened it down and the typewriter is working fine now.

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Loose escapement rack on left side
Loose escapement rack on left side

Hunter: Mary Echevarria (Mech)

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I'm a novice collector with a very small collection of mostly nonfunctional typewriters. I enjoy tinkering and repairs, so I am slowly but surely putting these typewriters back into service.



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