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1977 Olympia (Nakajima) Report Electric Serial # 7122185 1977 Olympia (Nakajima) Report Electric typewriter, Serial # 7122185 James Grooms's 1977 Olympia (Nakajima) Report Electric typewriter. 2025-09-19 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of James Grooms: 1977 Olympia (Nakajima) Report Electric Serial # 7122185 What year is it? Ads for “with correction” start in 1978. The SN denotes 1977. The Nakajima electrics were offered in numerous model name variations. They did a good job of making them look like the earlier SKE models, which were still manufactured in Germany. Along the way, the keyboard and switch functions varied with codes on the back as follows: no code and simply "Report Electric", CE-R12 (correction), E-12, (no correction), X-L12 (some may have 15 in carriage? ), and M-R12 (manual return), Regina Electric C (EU model) so far. The Olympiette SEP (carriage shifted with manual return) has the drive on the right side and uses a flat belt vs an o ring.

This was an easy clean up and replaced the belt with a roughly 5 in OD x 1/8 in generic o-ring. This is what almost always ends these machines. How many went to the landfill? It works well and other than the belt, is pretty robust in my opinion. These Nakajima made models were also Sears Scholars and several others. They are super easy to get apart and clean. So throw a $2 O-ring on it and type!!!

1977 Olympia (Nakajima) Report Electric #7122185

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Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
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What year is it? Ads for “with correction” start in 1978. The SN denotes 1977. The Nakajima electrics were offered in numerous model name variations. They did a good job of making them look like the earlier SKE models, which were still manufactured in Germany. Along the way, the keyboard and switch functions varied with codes on the back as follows: no code and simply "Report Electric", CE-R12 (correction), E-12, (no correction), X-L12 (some may have 15 in carriage? ), and M-R12 (manual return), Regina Electric C (EU model) so far. The Olympiette SEP (carriage shifted with manual return) has the drive on the right side and uses a flat belt vs an o ring.

This was an easy clean up and replaced the belt with a roughly 5 in OD x 1/8 in generic o-ring. This is what almost always ends these machines. How many went to the landfill? It works well and other than the belt, is pretty robust in my opinion. These Nakajima made models were also Sears Scholars and several others. They are super easy to get apart and clean. So throw a $2 O-ring on it and type!!!

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Note paper support wo gauge.
Note paper support wo gauge.





The label on the back of these tells you a lot.
The label on the back of these tells you a lot.

2 in spools.
2 in spools.







From the ebay listing for a $25 'belt!" You can get these at any hardware store with a bin selection. But this is a good photo to show what goes wrong.
From the ebay listing for a $25 'belt!" You can get these at any hardware store with a bin selection. But this is a good photo to show what goes wrong.




1973.
1973.


Euro keyboard on German mfgd SKE.
Euro keyboard on German mfgd SKE.

Paper gauge on early models and Deluxe?
Paper gauge on early models and Deluxe?

X-L version with correction.
X-L version with correction.

SKE. 10 in? No correction. Owner says it is a 1975.
SKE. 10 in? No correction. Owner says it is a 1975.

Manual carriage return.
Manual carriage return.

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