1963 Olympia SG1 #7-1038824

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Daniel Burgoyne (Ixzed23)
Created: 06-20-2021 at 08:29PM
Last Edit: 03-05-2023 at 06:18AM

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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.

Typeface Specimen:

Photos:

Underside showing the shape of the special feet.

Carriage removed for various repairs at this time.

Canada French keyboard with keys £ ! @ * Paint is smoother than the old crinkle finish.

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.