1958 Olympia SM3 #1109776
Status: Sightings
Hunter: BenJoe Markland (BenJoeM)
Created: 11-12-2026 at 11:06PM
Last Edit: 11-12-2026 at 11:06PM
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Description:
1958 Olympia SM3 De Luxe, gray crinkle body with dark brown keys, tabulator, paper scale to 90, and its original gray case. Serial 1109776 is about 700 units into the 1958 range in the Olympia serial table here (1109076 to 1333915).
I bought it for $40, cleaned it when it came in, and cleaned it again before it went to its new home.
Sold in September 2026. It came back to the bench that October for an escapement jam, which I cleared. Serviced by Slow Letter Co., Syracuse, Utah.
Listing and history: https://slowletterco.com/typewriters/olympia-sm3-1958/
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