1963 Olympia SG1 #7-1038824
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Daniel Burgoyne (Ixzed23)
Created: 06-20-2021 at 08:29PM
Last Edit: 07-06-2024 at 01:12PM
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Description:
Late SG1 that has the special wide feet for an extra-wide carriage for 620 mm or 880 mm platens.
The 300 mm wide platen carriage that came on the machine when I bought it is not the original extra wide. It is green and the texture is crinkled.
This typewriter was found in Montréal, Canada. It belonged to a woman who worked as a secretary during the day and took on typing jobs at home as a side business.
When purchased, the carriage had a broken right margin stop block, a missing nut for the main pivot of the paper injector mechanism and a missing left spring for holding the paper bail in the raised position.
Senatorial 2.3 mm pitch typeface with square letters and, Canada French QWERTY keyboard.
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Hunter: Daniel Burgoyne (Ixzed23)
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Bonjour! I am from the region of Montreal, Quebec and moved to Ottawa, Ontario in 1992.
Amateur watchmaker and machinist, I love anything mechanical, hydraulic or electric. I have restored American and Canadian clocks and small lathes, milling machines and a jig bore.
Most of my typewriters have French Canadian QWERTY keyboards, with some exception for rare finds.
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