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1970 Olympia Traveller de Luxe Serial # 15-2039879 1970 Olympia Traveller de Luxe typewriter, Serial # 15-2039879 Roland Rytz's 1970 Olympia Traveller de Luxe typewriter. 2022-03-13 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Roland Rytz: 1970 Olympia Traveller de Luxe Serial # 15-2039879 I found this machine next to the trash, near a flea market. Apparently, someone managed to put on the lid so wrong that it was nearly impossible to get it off. After much coercion, I managed to free the machine!

1970 Olympia Traveller de Luxe #15-2039879

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Roland Rytz (draemmli)
Created: 09-07-2021 at 07:37AM
Last Edit: 03-13-2022 at 07:16AM


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I found this machine next to the trash, near a flea market. Apparently, someone managed to put on the lid so wrong that it was nearly impossible to get it off. After much coercion, I managed to free the machine!

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The carrying lid. This was jammed between the carriage and the frame of the machine, probably because someone tried to put it over the machine starting at the front.
The carrying lid. This was jammed between the carriage and the frame of the machine, probably because someone tried to put it over the machine starting at the front.


Serial number 15-2039879.
Serial number 15-2039879.

Hunter: Roland Rytz (draemmli)

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