1964 Olympia Monica #2578034
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Hubertus Schott (CrunchyFrog)
Created: 06-09-2018 at 01:16PM
Last Edit: 05-30-2020 at 01:56PM
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Olympia Monica in a very good condition. I gained her for free together with the Triumph Gabriele 3 from a clearing out of a house in the next town.
She didn't work at all because she had an issue with blocking keys on the left side (1, Q, A etc.) but I found the source of defect and could easily make her type again.
Though the design is rather ordinary I like the spots of color in turquois, which make her look less dull. I tried to carve this out by manipulating the main photo a little bit. I am sure that is how the designer wanted her to look like ;-)
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Hunter: Hubertus Schott (CrunchyFrog)
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Actually working with computers in my professional life I take the old mechanics as a compensation. I prefer machines manufactured before WWII, but I don't despise beautiful and good working typewriters from the fifties and sixties like e.g. the Olympia Splendid.
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