1955 Olympia Deluxe White SM3 Typewriter w/ Hard Case, Key, Manual, Pica #12

Description: This vintage Olympia Deluxe SM3 Typewriter from early 1955 (serial number 619111 stamped on underside and right side of platen carriage rail) (1955 began at 590001, ended 744180).German-made typewriter made of steel and comes with a hard case, original case key, and original user manual (with typesetting error - see later in description). Rare find in near immaculate condition. Beautiful unusual modern-looking creamy off-white finish. All original. Felt lining is in perfect condition, rubber feet are also in absolutely great condition. Only needs a decent new ribbon to be perfect. Typed page is shown using this old ribbon after cleaning of keys - they are still very sharp, after cleaning I hit an "o" too hard and punched through the ribbon and paper!Keys are solid, carriage return is clean and sharp, every lever I tried moved smoothly, I could find absolutely nothing wrong with this machine (although I'm not much of a typist). Seems barely used.Case is light grey with dark brown bakelite (?) handle and original key for locking. Way better prices here than Etsy I've seen $600-800 there.Case keys I've seen (SOLD!) by themselves for $50 here on ebay! It has the uncommon Pica (#12) font, most offers are for Elite #8 font machines - font is identified on key faces that are stamped with 12 indicating Pica font (see composite pic - close up of dirty keys, upper left, cleaned keys lower left, real close up of uncleaned keys, center and right showing 12 stamps). Picture of card describing SM3 coming in 4 fonts is from the web (associated with 10L version of manual) - not included in this offering. Note close up of keys have been reverse imaged so keys are easier to read. Manual (version 1/23/003/10/F) has typesetting error in section describing how to justify text - unjustified text reads "as ist dispenses" (see pic of the error) this was corrected to as is in later versions (10G and 10L that I've seen have it corrected). Don't know if any other versions have this typo. 10G can be seen at www.londontypewriters.co.uk/olympia-instruction-manuals-typing-guides/

Price: 259.95 USD

Location: Aurora, Colorado

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