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1966 Olympia SG3 Serial # 7-1584266 1966 Olympia SG3 typewriter, Serial # 7-1584266 James Grooms's 1966 Olympia SG3 typewriter. 2025-08-15 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of James Grooms: 1966 Olympia SG3 Serial # 7-1584266 Every typewriter has a weak link. I believe the poor plating on SGs is the weak link. I've seen enough of them where they have come out of the same environments, and the Olympias will have the tell-tale pitting and surface rust. Their storage companions, often much older machines, will sometimes be mostly rust-free.

This machine was a hot mess (link), being covered in tape, adhesive spread across the back, dirty and greased up. It had been sitting around for over a year, and finally, I worked up the courage. The roller rubber was shot and proved to be surprisingly easy to find a match for. A few springs off and some sorting of the margin release, and she is good to go! Getting the adhesive off the back was a nerve-racking experience.

$230 ($2280) in 1966.

1966 Olympia SG3 #7-1584266

Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 08-03-2025 at 04:05AM
Last Edit: 08-15-2025 at 06:28AM

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Every typewriter has a weak link. I believe the poor plating on SGs is the weak link. I've seen enough of them where they have come out of the same environments, and the Olympias will have the tell-tale pitting and surface rust. Their storage companions, often much older machines, will sometimes be mostly rust-free.

This machine was a hot mess (link), being covered in tape, adhesive spread across the back, dirty and greased up. It had been sitting around for over a year, and finally, I worked up the courage. The roller rubber was shot and proved to be surprisingly easy to find a match for. A few springs off and some sorting of the margin release, and she is good to go! Getting the adhesive off the back was a nerve-racking experience.

$230 ($2280) in 1966.

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As with many, the bug is back there somewhere due to an Underwood No. 5. My grandparents had a No 5. My parents had a yellow Royal Safari that I used to index card everything, including a beer can collection. Collection syndrome clue! A casual interest in typewriters started with a garage sale 3 bank simply because it said Underwood on it. Typewriters were found here and there , but I wasn't actively looking for them. The long dormant collecting tic was activated when my neighbors left a Remington Quiet Riter on the curb when they moved.

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