1962 Olympia SG1 #7-843196
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 03-06-2024 at 02:09PM
Last Edit: 11-06-2024 at 05:59AM
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Description:
Feature rich is an understatement. Is it the best office standard ever produced? It would be hard to argue otherwise. This is a 12 in platen and you could get one with a 9, 12, 13, 15, 18, 24 or 35 inch. Two lever swap out and so why not have more than one in the box? 1/2 line spacing with paper injector note the bar tabulator in the owner's manual controls diagram. Most contemporary newspaper typewriter ads feature some pricing. This one is hard to come up with, so I'd suggest it was a "get them in the door for a demo before you mention the price."
Typeface Specimen:
Links:
- munk typefaces
- who needs a manual, when there's reddit?
- shop manual
- the rust these things often suffer from
- the felt will have to go
- he needs a bigger table!!!!
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandparents had a No 5. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! A casual interest in typewriters started with a garage sale 3 bank simply because it said Underwood on it. Typewriters were found here and there , but I wasn't actively looking for them. The long dormant collecting tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved.
Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose. My goal is type tested machines. My interests are not isolated to anyone area. For example, I am a big fan of Smith Corona electrics, mid century electrics and all things Royal.
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