1977 Olympia SM9 #5283339
Status: Sightings
Hunter: Jerry Himes (JJH)
Created: 07-14-2024 at 08:54AM
Last Edit: 10-20-2024 at 04:56AM
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Description:
Was in a sorry state when acquired for free, but it cleaned up real nicely.
This is the slightly lower quality version made in the late 1970s, which can be identified from the all grey platen knobs. It is still a great typewriter though; the type action is light and pleasant, although a bit "loose", which might not be to everyone's liking. I obtained one in Elite typeface which was almost in perfect condition and also included the case and dust cover, so I decided to let this one go.
This machine has the old Finnish Standard keyboard layout and the standard Pica typeface.
Sold.
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Hunter: Jerry Himes (JJH)
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I have been looking for ways to spend less time on electronic devices, and because of this I started doing my writing and translation work with pens and pencils, and now on typewriters as well. I have noticed that adding typewriters to the process has been beneficial to the quality of the text, plus it's just more fun this way.
I have started selling and giving away some of my machines now that I have figured out which ones I want to keep. Some people have asked me for working typewriters, so I have been on the lookout for machines purely for that purpose as well. As fun and instructive as it has been, soon it is time to finish this collecting and tinkering and move back to my original intention: writing. I hope.
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