1966 Olympia SM8 #2954551
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 05-30-2024 at 07:58PM
Last Edit: 11-29-2024 at 11:13AM
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Old school hunting and the cleanest 48 year old typewriter you are ever likely to find with not even an eraser bit hanging out in the usual spots. A blow, brush and lube. If it was ever used for more than an hour, someone did an amazing job cleaning it, which is unlikely, Check out the space bar's lack of a scuff and the card guide, which I didn't touch.
No keyset tabs and no key tension adjustment vs the SM-9.
Serviceability + controls + action = simply the best.
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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 10656
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.
Typewriters are the perfect blend of using one's technical skills, history and functional purpose. My goal is type tested machines. My interests are not isolated to anyone area. For example, I am a big fan of Smith Corona electrics, mid century electrics and all things Royal.
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