1955 Olympia SM3 #697201
Status: My Collection
Hunter: James Grooms (jgrooms)
Created: 12-03-2023 at 06:35PM
Last Edit: 11-28-2024 at 02:32PM

Description:
This presented some challenges. The case bottom had clearly been sitting upright in some bit of water. The hinges were rusted and evidence of egress into case were obvious. A quick peak into the machine showed that the rear had some rust. This was most prominent on the tab and margin bars. However, the top 90% looked to be without any extensive corrosion. Nevertheless, a more extensive project and unable to determine functionality. Of course the rubber bushings were gone and the carriage was hitting the body. Some unusual things were done to get the spacebar level and this took some sorting out. The issues cleaned up nicely and it was obviously parked due to the bushing issue, as it appears to have not been used much.
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The SSN scratched into it tells me this was owned by Ralph M Boliger of Muncie, Ind. He worked as a machine operator at Warner Gear/Borg Warner.
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