1984 Olympia (Nakajima) Carina 3 #48119281
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Jerry Himes (JJH)
Created: 07-01-2024 at 01:44PM
Last Edit: 07-04-2024 at 02:29PM
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Description:
Olympia-branded Japanese typewriter featuring a wide carriage and the modern Finnish keyboard layout. Sadly no apostrophe. Apparently this is basically the same machine as the Chinese-made Royal Epoch, but probably of better build quality. The platen is hard, but the machine works fine.
Got this machine from my mother, who in turn got it from her cousin many years ago.
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Hunter: Jerry Himes (JJH)
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Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 1052
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.
If you need to contact me, write a message to titypist44@gmail.com
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