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1971 Olympia SM9 Serial # 4282334 1971 Olympia SM9 typewriter, Serial # 4282334 Stephen Hanafin's 1971 Olympia SM9 typewriter. 2022-02-19 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Stephen Hanafin: 1971 Olympia SM9 Serial # 4282334 A dusty SM9 that I picked up from a local collector whose collection had grown too big. It had a few things that needed fixing - paper rest, feed rollers, sticky ribbon vibrator - and is back in good working order right now, but could still use some cleaning. I really like how it feels to type on. Typeface is modern pica.

1971 Olympia SM9 #4282334

Status: My Collection
Hunter: Stephen Hanafin (st3ph3n)
Created: 03-18-2021 at 04:07PM
Last Edit: 02-19-2022 at 10:08PM

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A dusty SM9 that I picked up from a local collector whose collection had grown too big. It had a few things that needed fixing - paper rest, feed rollers, sticky ribbon vibrator - and is back in good working order right now, but could still use some cleaning. I really like how it feels to type on. Typeface is modern pica.

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The spring loaded paper rest that also contains a handy scale that you can use to indicate when you're about to hit the bottom of your page. This was bent and would not come out of its storage slot without the aid of tools when I first received it. Now it is bent back and works normally again.
The spring loaded paper rest that also contains a handy scale that you can use to indicate when you're about to hit the bottom of your page. This was bent and would not come out of its storage slot without the aid of tools when I first received it. Now it is bent back and works normally again.

'De Luxe' badge in the segment
'De Luxe' badge in the segment

Top down view of the keyboard. Modern layout that includes a 1/! key.
Top down view of the keyboard. Modern layout that includes a 1/! key.

Ribbon position selector
Ribbon position selector

Tab set/clear lever. These aren't decals - they're punched into the metal shell of the typewriter.
Tab set/clear lever. These aren't decals - they're punched into the metal shell of the typewriter.

Instead of a ribbon cover like most typewriters, the entire top half of the shell lifts up to give you access to the ribbon/segment.
Instead of a ribbon cover like most typewriters, the entire top half of the shell lifts up to give you access to the ribbon/segment.

Pica slugs
Pica slugs

The old (and much more attractive, in my opinion) Olympia logo still exists on the back of the machine.
The old (and much more attractive, in my opinion) Olympia logo still exists on the back of the machine.

Serial number, located on the underside of the machine at the rear.
Serial number, located on the underside of the machine at the rear.

Hunter: Stephen Hanafin (st3ph3n)

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