1965 Olympia SM8 #2882107
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Cay Khajiit (cayotic)
Created: 04-22-2026 at 03:22PM
Last Edit: 04-27-2026 at 05:40AM
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Description:
Bought for 150 SEK at a secondhand store. Came fully functional even before removing dust and cleaning. There was originally a sticker to the right of the Olympia logo that said: "Kontorsmaskincentralen - Danderyd 2 - TEL. 553563" - The sticker was falling off and so I moved it and taped it to the right side at the bottom, so it's still kept there as a part of the machines history.
The case it came with is intact still and I use this machine very often. I have named her "Betty."
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Hunter: Cay Khajiit (cayotic)
Cay Khajiit's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 98
Swedish woman who bought a typewriter two years ago, and after that all hope was lost. Have specific interest in mechanical models pre-1960, but I have a couple outside that range and love them all the same. I like to tinker with them, both to repair and understand them, and I type every day.
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