1964 Olympia SM9 #2628730
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Jacob Bakers (JDECAY)
Created: 01-12-2025 at 09:44AM
Last Edit: 01-12-2025 at 09:44AM
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Description:
This is a 12-point Pica Olympia typing machine that works very smoothly and is a pleasure to write with. I love the sea-foam green badge at the center of it, flanked by green-tipped knobs and shift keys. I enjoy the unique smallness of the type it writes with too.
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Hunter: Jacob Bakers (JDECAY)
Jacob Bakers's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 42
I have been fascinated by the clockwork construction of typewriters since I was a child. I'd play with one at my dad's office in Manhattan on the days he'd take me to work. Decades later, I've rediscovered them and have fallen into the hobby of acquiring a modest collection.
I use typewriters mostly for leisure, but I do find that creative writing on a typewriter takes on a different flavor of its own. I also have found a great deal of pleasure in using these machines as a means of crafting expressive art.
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