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1962 Olympia SM5 Serial # 1970495 1962 Olympia SM5 typewriter, Serial # 1970495 Michael Rasmussen's 1962 Olympia SM5 typewriter. 2018-04-22 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Michael Rasmussen: 1962 Olympia SM5 Serial # 1970495 Craigslist find, a student was moving from Portland to Salt Lake City. There were some issues, notably a missing screw on the paper bail.

Note, I've identified this as a 1962 SM5 based on SN and another SM5 gallery on this site. If you know different, please correct me.

1962 Olympia SM5 #1970495

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Michael Rasmussen (MichaelRpdx)
Created: 04-22-2018 at 04:08PM
Last Edit: 04-22-2018 at 04:27PM


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Craigslist find, a student was moving from Portland to Salt Lake City. There were some issues, notably a missing screw on the paper bail.

Note, I've identified this as a 1962 SM5 based on SN and another SM5 gallery on this site. If you know different, please correct me.

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Hunter: Michael Rasmussen (MichaelRpdx)

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