1977 Olympia (Nakajima) Report Electric #7122185

Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 12-22-2023 at 06:04AM
Last Edit: 02-09-2025 at 09:24PM

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Description:

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. The early ones had all white bodies and smaller 10 inch carriages. Along the way the keyboard and switch functions varied. Deluxe (SKE), CE-R12 (correction), E-12, (no correction), X-L12 (larger carriage despite the 12 code), Olympiette SEP (manual return), M-R12 (manual return), so far.

Elite 13 per inch. 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 a number of others. They are super easy to get apart and clean. So throw a $2 O-ring on it and type!!!

Typeface Specimen:

Links:

• SEP Olympiette
• manual
• Report in wrong mfg category

Photos:

Note paper support wo gauge.

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

2 in spools.

Paper gauge on early models and Deluxe?

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.

X-L version with correction.

Euro keyboard on SKE.

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

Manual carriage return.

1973.

Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)

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