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1963 Olympia SM7 Serial # 2347987 1963 Olympia SM7 typewriter, Serial # 2347987 Steven Blake's 1963 Olympia SM7 typewriter. 2023-09-07 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Steven Blake: 1963 Olympia SM7 Serial # 2347987 My second SM7. Why, you ask? The lovely blue shell of course. This one left the Olympia factory sometime in 1963, and it was a bit dirtier and showed more signs of use than my first, but after a thorough cleaning, a coat of automotive wax, new feet (courtesy of an eBay seller), plus replacement rubber bushings all the way around, it types (and looks) like its younger (and spiffier!) self. The Senatorial typeface is always easy on the eyes too.

1963 Olympia SM7 #2347987

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Steven Blake (FloydGondolli)
Created: 09-07-2023 at 12:02PM
Last Edit: 09-07-2023 at 12:10PM


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My second SM7. Why, you ask? The lovely blue shell of course. This one left the Olympia factory sometime in 1963, and it was a bit dirtier and showed more signs of use than my first, but after a thorough cleaning, a coat of automotive wax, new feet (courtesy of an eBay seller), plus replacement rubber bushings all the way around, it types (and looks) like its younger (and spiffier!) self. The Senatorial typeface is always easy on the eyes too.

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Nice original plate from the Salt Lake City Olympia typewriter retailer.
Nice original plate from the Salt Lake City Olympia typewriter retailer.



Hunter: Steven Blake (FloydGondolli)

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Lawyer and recently acknowledged typewriter addict. It all started with an IBM Personal Typewriter, followed by a Smith-Corona Galaxie Deluxe, an Adler Universal 20, and then, well, you know the rest.



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